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lifeskim:mentions |
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pubmed:issue |
2
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pubmed:dateCreated |
2011-7-27
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pubmed:databankReference |
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pubmed:abstractText |
Previous studies have suggested that prior exposure to hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection may increase the risk of development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in patients with chronic hepatitis C. The aim of this study was to compare the prevalence of previous or occult HBV infection in a cohort of hepatitis B surface antigen-negative patients with histologically advanced chronic hepatitis C in the United States who did or did not develop HCC. Stored sera from 91 patients with HCC and 182 matched controls who participated in the Hepatitis C Antiviral Long-term Treatment against Cirrhosis (HALT-C) Trial were tested for hepatitis B core antibody (anti-HBc), hepatitis B surface antibody, and HBV DNA. Frozen liver samples from 28 HCC cases and 55 controls were tested for HBV DNA by way of real-time polymerase chain reaction. Anti-HBc (as a marker of previous HBV infection) was present in the serum of 41.8% HCC cases and 45.6% controls (P=0.54); anti-HBc alone was present in 16.5% of HCC cases and 24.7% of controls. HBV DNA was detected in the serum of only one control subject and no patients with HCC. HBV DNA (as a marker of occult HBV infection) was detected in the livers of 10.7% of HCC cases and 23.6% of controls (P=0.18). CONCLUSION: Although almost half the patients in the HALT-C Trial had serological evidence of previous HBV infection, there was no difference in prevalence of anti-HBc in serum or HBV DNA in liver between patients who did or did not develop HCC. In the United States, neither previous nor occult HBV infection is an important factor in HCC development among patients with advanced chronic hepatitis C.
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pubmed:grant |
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/grant/1 UL1 RR 025780-01,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/grant/1 UL1 RR024982-01,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/grant/1 UL1 RR024986,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/grant/1 UL1 RR025758-01,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/grant/M01RR-00042,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/grant/M01RR-00043,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/grant/M01RR-00051,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/grant/M01RR-00065,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/grant/M01RR-00633,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/grant/M01RR-00827,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/grant/M01RR-01066,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/grant/M01RR-06192,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/grant/N01-DK-9-2318,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/grant/N01-DK-9-2319,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/grant/N01-DK-9-2320,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/grant/N01-DK-9-2321,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/grant/N01-DK-9-2322,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/grant/N01-DK-9-2323,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/grant/N01-DK-9-2324,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/grant/N01-DK-9-2325,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/grant/N01-DK-9-2326,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/grant/N01-DK-9-2327,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/grant/N01-DK-9-2328,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/grant/UL1 RR024986-05
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pubmed:commentsCorrections |
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal |
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pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:chemical |
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Aug
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pubmed:issn |
1527-3350
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pubmed:author |
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pubmed:copyrightInfo |
Copyright © 2011 American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases.
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pubmed:issnType |
Electronic
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pubmed:volume |
54
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
434-42
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:21374690-Antiviral Agents,
pubmed-meshheading:21374690-Carcinoma, Hepatocellular,
pubmed-meshheading:21374690-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:21374690-Hepatitis B,
pubmed-meshheading:21374690-Hepatitis C, Chronic,
pubmed-meshheading:21374690-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:21374690-Liver Neoplasms,
pubmed-meshheading:21374690-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:21374690-Middle Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:21374690-Prevalence,
pubmed-meshheading:21374690-Prospective Studies,
pubmed-meshheading:21374690-United States
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pubmed:year |
2011
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Occult and previous hepatitis B virus infection are not associated with hepatocellular carcinoma in United States patients with chronic hepatitis C.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA. ASLok@umich.edu
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Comparative Study,
Randomized Controlled Trial,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't,
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
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