Why do patients with chronic hepatitis B virus infection develop hepatocellular carcinoma after HBsAg seroclearance?
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Abstract: This article summarizes the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus infection after HBsAg seroclearance, as well as its mechanism and implications.
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图 2 在癌和非癌组织中HBV整合位点分布(根据参考文献[16]绘制)
图 3 慢性HBV感染不同病期肝细胞克隆扩增数比较(根据参考文献[19]绘制)
图 4 HBeAg阳性和阴性黑猩猩的肝细胞内HBV cccDNA与整合的HBV DNA分布(根据参考文献[21]绘制)
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