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

• Main Authors: Shuang Yuan Kuang, Suree Lekawanvijit, Niwat Maneekarn, Satawat Thongsawat, Kimberly Brodovicz, Kenrad Nelson, John D. Groopman
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=13944251714&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/62422
• 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...