Hepatitis B infection is causally associated with extrahepatic cancers: A Mendelian randomization study

Summary: Background: Evidence from observational studies suggests that chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is associated with extrahepatic cancers. However, the causal association between chronic HBV infection and extrahepatic cancers remains to be determined. Methods: We performed two-sample...

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Main Authors: Abram Bunya Kamiza, Segun Fatumo, Mwiza Gideon Singini, Chih-Ching Yeh, Tinashe Chikowore
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-05-01
Series:EBioMedicine
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352396422001876