Telomerase reverse transcriptase mutations in plasma DNA in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma or cirrhosis: Prevalence and risk factors
Jiao J, Watt G, Stevenson H, Calderone T, Fisher‐Hoch S, Ye Y, Wu X, Vierling J, Beretta L. Telomerase reverse transcriptase mutations in plasma DNA in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma or cirrhosis: Prevalence and risk factors. Hepatology Communications 2018, 2: 718-731. PMID: 29881823, PMCID: PMC5983165, DOI: 10.1002/hep4.1187.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEvidence of HCCHepatitis C virusReverse transcriptase mutationsCell-free DNAHepatocellular carcinomaMale patientsTranscriptase mutationsLong-term imaging surveillancePlasma cell-free DNAFrequent genetic alterationsAlcoholic cirrhosisCancer Genome AtlasImaging surveillanceT promoter mutationClinical parametersMale sexPoor prognosisC virusRisk factorsSimilar prevalenceEarly biomarkersFamily historyHigh prevalenceCirrhosisPatients