Causative and therapeutic viruses in hepatocellular carcinoma

The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that 150 and 240 million people are chronically infected with hepatitis C and B viruses (HCV/HBV) worldwide, of whom approximately 500,000 develop hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) annually. The 5-year survival for HCC is less than 10% and up to 80% of case...

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Main Author: Jebar, Adel Hisham
Other Authors: Griffin, Stephen ; Melcher, Alan ; Errington-Mais, Fiona ; Selby, Peter
Published: University of Leeds 2014
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.644969