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World J Gastroenterol. May 21, 2008; 14(19): 3059-3063
Published online May 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.3059
Published online May 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.3059
A case-control study of the relationship between hepatitis B virus DNA level and risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in Qidong, China
Tao-Tao Liu, Xi-Zhong Shen, Department of Gastroenterology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
Ying Fang, Endoscopy Center, Huadong Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China
Hui Xiong, Chinese National Human Genome Center at Shanghai, Shanghai 201203, China
Tao-Yang Chen, Zheng-Pin Ni, Qidong Liver Cancer Institute, Qidong 226200, Jiangsu Province, China
Jian-Feng Luo, Nai-Qing Zhao, Department of Health Statistics and Community Medicine, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
Author contributions: Liu TT, Xiong H and Shen XZ designed the research; Liu TT and Fang Y performed the research; Chen TY and Ni ZP contributed samples and materials; Zhao NQ and Ruo JF analyzed the data; and Liu TT and Shen XZ wrote the paper.
Correspondents: Professor Xi-Zhong Shen, MD, Department of Gastroenterology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180# Fenglin Road, Shanghai 200032, China. shenxz99@yahoo.com
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Received: December 4, 2007
Revised: February 25, 2008
Published online: May 21, 2008
Revised: February 25, 2008
Published online: May 21, 2008
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