C-reactive Protein Overexpression in the Background Liver of Hepatitis B Virus–Associated Hepatocellular Carcinoma Is a Prognostic Biomarker
Background Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a leading cause of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Peripheral blood C-reactive protein (CRP) concentration and CRP overexpression in HCC cells are proven to be prognostic markers for HCC, but the significance of CRP expression in non-neoplastic...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Korean Society of Pathologists & the Korean Society for Cytopathology
2018-09-01
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Series: | Journal of Pathology and Translational Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://www.jpatholtm.org/upload/pdf/jptm-2018-07-14.pdf |