Article
Hepatitis C virus genotype 1b as a major risk factor associated with hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with cirrhosis: a seventeen-year prospective cohort study.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Nov 2007
Bruno Savino, Crosignani Andrea, Maisonneuve Patrick, Rossi Sonia, Silini Enrico, Mondelli Mario U
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most frequent cause of death in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV)-induced cirrhosis. Despite a number of studies in different populations worldwide suggesting an association between HCV genotype 1 and the risk of HCC, no consensus has emerged yet on this matter, which is still controversial. In an attempt to clarify this issue, a prospective study of 163...
Topics
- Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
- Female
- Genotype
- Hepacivirus
- Hepatitis C, Chronic
- Humans
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Neoplasms
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Prospective Studies