Table 3.
Detection of HBV-DNA in 24 HCC patients with HBsAg-negative and HBcAb-positive patients.
Cancerous tissue | Noncancerous tissue | P value | |
---|---|---|---|
S region | 9 (38%) | 17 (71%) | 0.020 |
Precore-core region | 4 (17%) | 4 (17%) | NS |
Polymerase region | 14 (58%) | 10 (42%) | NS |
X region | 12 (50%) | 21 (88%) | 0.005 |
Positive in ≥2 regions | 10 (42%) | 20 (83%) | 0.003 |
NS: not significant.