Article
Hepatitis C virus genotypes and viremia and hepatocellular carcinoma in the United States.
The American journal of gastroenterology - 1 Jun 1999
Reid A E, Koziel M J, Aiza I, Jeffers L, Reddy R, Schiff E, Lau J Y, Dienstag J L, Liang T J
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a well recognized cause of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The pathogenic significance of HCV genotypes in hepatocarcinogenesis is undefined. The aim of this study was to investigate the genotypic distribution and viremic level of HCV in patients with HCV-associated cirrhosis with or without HCC. METHODS: A total of 28 HCV-infected patients with HCC (HCC+) and 38 patients...
Topics
- Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
- Female
- Flaviviridae
- Genotype
- Hepacivirus
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatitis, Viral, Human
- Humans
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Neoplasms
- Male
- Middle Aged
- RNA, Viral
- United States
- Viremia
