Article
Influence of hepatitis C virus subtype on hepatocellular carcinogenesis: a multivariate analysis of a retrospective cohort of 593 patients with cirrhosis.
Intervirology - 1 Jan 2002
Ikeda Kenji, Kobayashi Masahiro, Someya Takashi, Saitoh Satoshi, Tsubota Akihito, Akuta Norio, Suzuki Fumitaka, Suzuki Yoshiyuki, Arase Yasuji, Kumada Hiromitsu
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The influence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) subtypes on hepatocellular carcinogenesis was prospectively investigated. METHODS: A total of 593 patients with HCV-related cirrhosis were recruited and their HCV subtype was determined. RESULTS: The carcinogenesis rates in the patients with HCV...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
- Cohort Studies
- Female
- Genotype
- Hepacivirus
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatitis C, Chronic
- Humans
- Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic
- Liver Neoplasms
- Male
- Middle Aged