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1311978

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-4-15
pubmed:abstractText
To investigate the role of hepatitis B (HBV) and C viruses (HCV) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in an HBV endemic area and elucidate the interaction of these two viruses, a case-control study of 128 patients with HCC and 384 age-matched and sex-matched control subjects was done. The positive rates of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg, 77.3%, 99 of 128) and anti-HCV (19.5%, 25 of 128) in patients with HCC were significantly higher than in control subjects (P less than 0.001). Both HBsAg and anti-HCV were important risk factors for HCC (relative risks, 13.96 and 27.12, respectively), and the risk for HCC was elevated significantly to 40.05 (95% confidence interval, 12.57 to 127.6) when HBsAg and anti-HCV were considered simultaneously. These results suggested that HBV and HCV were associated highly with HCC in an HBV endemic area and that these two viruses might contribute independent but synergistic effects to the pathogenesis of HCC.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0008-543X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
69
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2052-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
The role of hepatitis B and C viruses in hepatocellular carcinoma in a hepatitis B endemic area. A case-control study.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical College, Taiwan, Republic of China.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't