Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	9420
Country	China

Received	2014-02-12 06:35
Peer-Review Started	2014-02-13 02:22
To Make the First Decision	2014-04-02 19:41
Return for Revision	2014-04-15 01:12
Revised	2014-05-09 05:49
Second Decision	2014-07-30 10:00
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2014-07-30 10:11
Articles in Press	2014-07-30 10:38
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Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor	2014-08-23 23:18
Typeset the Manuscript	2014-09-18 16:10
Publish the Manuscript Online	2014-10-07 17:32

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Category	Virology
Manuscript Type	Observational Study
Article Title	Novel approach to identifying the hepatitis B virus pre-S deletions associated with hepatocellular carcinoma
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Zhi-Mei Zhao, Yan Jin, Yu Gan, Yu Zhu, Tao-Yang Chen, Jin-Bing Wang, Yan Sun, Zhi-Gang Cao, Geng-Sun Qian and Hong Tu
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number Chinese state key project specialized for infectious diseases 2012ZX10002-008-002
Corresponding Author	Hong Tu, MD, PhD, State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Shanghai Cancer Institute, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 2200-25 Xietu Road, Shanghai 200032, China. tuhong@shsci.org
Key Words	Hepatitis B virus; Pre-S deletion; Capillary gel electrophoresis; Sequence analysis; Hepatocellular carcinoma
Core Tip	Hepatitis B virus pre-S deletions are one of the risk factors associated with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, the lack of a convenient method hampers its clinical application. In this study, we develop a capillary gel electrophoresis approach that can quantitatively identify low amounts of deletions within a heterogeneous viral population. By applying this method in a case-control study, we not only confirmed previous observations that pre-S deletions increased the risk for HCC but also reported, for the first time, that only small deletions (≤ 99 bp) have a significant association with HCC, rather than large deletions.
Publish Date	2014-10-07 17:32
Citation	Zhao ZM, Jin Y, Gan Y, Zhu Y, Chen TY, Wang JB, Sun Y, Cao ZG, Qian GS, Tu H. Novel approach to identifying the hepatitis B virus pre-S deletions associated with hepatocellular carcinoma. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(37): 13573-13581
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v20/i37/13573.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v20.i37.13573

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