Observational Study
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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 7, 2014; 20(37): 13573-13581
Published online Oct 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i37.13573
Table 4 Analysis of the correlation between the size of pre-S deletion and hepatocellular carcinoma n (%)
CharacteristicsHCCn = 157Non-HCCn = 160P valueOR (95%CI)
Wild type83 (52.9%)115 (71.9%)
Pre-S deletion
Deletion ≤ 99 bp54 (34.4%)24 (15.0%)< 0.0012.971 (1.723-5.122)
Deletion > 99 bp20 (12.7%)21 (13.1%)0.9180.966 (0.501-1.863)