title: Hepatitis B virus with pre-S2 deletion is more prevalent in hepatocellular carcinoma than in chronic active hepatitis and asymptomatic carriers.
authors.forename: Haibo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Fulin
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Qiang
authors.forename: Zili
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Shawn D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Spencer
authors.forename: Xiaoyan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.forename: Xuming
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Xiufen
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000821:virology*; D002353:Carrier State / Q000821:virology*; D005260:Female; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000235:genetics*; D006515:Hepatitis B virus / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006521:Hepatitis, Chronic / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000821:virology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011498:Protein Precursors / Q000235:genetics*; D017384:Sequence Deletion; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens; D011498:Protein Precursors; C050807:presurface protein 2, hepatitis B surface antigen