Meta-analysis: Association between hepatitis B virus preS mutation and hepatocellular carcinoma risk

• Main Authors: Citrawati Dyah Kencono Wungu, -, Fis Citra Ariyanto, -, Gwenny Ichsan Prabowo, -, Soetjipto, -, Retno Handajani, -
• Format: Article PeerReviewed
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2021
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RA Public aspects of medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.unair.ac.id/112312/1/Meta-analysis%20Association%20between%20hepatitis%20B%20virus%20preS%20mutation%20and%20hepatocellular%20carcinoma%20risk.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/112312/3/Meta-analysis%20Association%20between%20hepatitis%20B%20virus%20preS%20mutation%20and%20hepatocellular%20carcinoma%20risk.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/112312/6/C1-Peer%20Review.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/112312/; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jvh.13402
• Institution: Universitas Airlangga

Previous observational studies suggested that hepatitis B virus (HBV) preS mutation plays an important role in the existence of HBV-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, the results are still debatable. With an increasing number of studies about this topic, this study employed a meta-anal...