Hepatocellular carcinoma in children and young patients with chronic HBV infection and the usefulness of alpha‐fetoprotein assessment

The aims of the study were to elucidate the clinical characteristics of patients who developed hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) related to persistent HBV infection since childhood and to investigate usefulness of assessing alpha‐fetoprotein (AFP) in this population. A nationwide multicenter survey of...

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Main Authors: Tajiri, Hitoshi, Takano, Tomoko, Tanaka, Hideo, Ushijima, Kosuke, Inui, Ayano, Miyoshi, Yoko, Ozono, Keiichi, Abukawa, Daiki, Endo, Takeshi, Brooks, Stephen, Tanaka, Yasuhito
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5119965/