Observational Study
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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 21, 2015; 21(47): 13360-13367
Published online Dec 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i47.13360
Table 1 Sensitivity of nested polymerase chain reaction assay for the amplification of the 572-bp HBV X antigen fragment n (%)
No. of samples (n = 198)
Sensitivity
HCC (n =121)Carrier (n =77)
PCR amplification46 (38.0)23 (29.9)34.8%