Short communication: presence of HBV DNA in hepatocellular carcinoma tissue.
Tests on biopsies from HCC patients showed that 35% had integrated sequences of HBV DNA in their cell genomes. This was considerably more than controls but less than had been expected.
D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000382:microbiology*; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D006515:Hepatitis B virus / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007630:Kenya; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000382:microbiology*
D004279:DNA, Viral