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Table 1. Risk Factors Associated With Hepatoblastoma and Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Associated Disorder  Hepatoblastoma Hepatocellular Carcinoma 
Alagille syndrome [14]X
Beckwith-Wiedemann [15,16]X
Familial adenomatous polyposis [17-19]X
Glycogen storage diseases I–IV [20]XX
Hepatitis B and C [21-23]X
Low-birth-weight infants [5-7]X
Progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis [24,25]X
Trisomy 18, other trisomies [26]X
Tyrosinemia [27]X

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