Gender Disparity in Host Responses to Hepatitis B-Related Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Case Series

Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is one of the most common causes of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), a malignant tumor with high mortality worldwide. One remarkable clinical feature of HBV-related HCC is that the risk of development is higher in males and postmenopausal females compared to...

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Main Authors: Rukaiya Bashir Hamidu, Divya M. Chalikonda, Hie-Won Hann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-07-01
Series:Vaccines
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/9/8/838