Article
A long-term follow-up study on risk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma among Japanese patients with liver cirrhosis.
Japanese journal of cancer research : Gann - 1 Dec 1998
Tanaka K, Sakai H, Hashizume M, Hirohata T
Abstract excerpt
To identify virological parameters (serostatus of hepatitis B surface antigen [HBsAg] and antibodies to hepatitis C virus [anti-HCV], HCV genotypes and HCV-RNA titer) and other clinico-biological and lifestyle variables that may influence or predict the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HC...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Alanine Transaminase
- Alcohol Drinking
- Aspartate Aminotransferases
- Bilirubin
- Biomarkers
- Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Genotype
- Hepacivirus
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Humans
- Incidence
- Japan
- Liver Cirrhosis