Quantification of Pregenomic RNA and Covalently Closed Circular DNA in Hepatitis B Virus-Related Hepatocellular Carcinoma

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Quantitative analysis of pgRNA (a, c) and cccDNA (b, d) in noncancerous and cancerous liver tissues. The pgRNA and cccDNA expression levels were significantly higher in HBsAg-positive patients than in occult HBV-infected patients.

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