Hepatitis B 1762T/1764A mutations, hepatitis C infection, and codon 249 p53 mutations in hepatocellular carcinomas from Thailand

• Main Authors: Kuang S.-Y., Lekawanvijit S., Maneekarn N., Thongsawat S., Brodovicz K., Nelson K., Groopman J.D.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-13944251714&partnerID=40&md5=9dba9d81f32deeee927e5e33051ee1b6; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/1961
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Hepatocellular carcinoma is one of the leading causes of cancer death worldwide. The etiology of liver cancer is multifactorial, and infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV), whose pathogenesis is exacerbated by the acquisition of mutations that accelerate carcinogenesis, or hepatitis C virus (HCV) an...