Article
Aflatoxin, liver enzymes, and hepatitis B virus infection in Gambian children.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology - 1 Jan 2000
Wild C P, Fortuin M, Donato F, Whittle H C, Hall A J, Wolf C R, Montesano R
Abstract excerpt
The relative contribution of, and possible mechanism of interaction between, aflatoxin and hepatitis B virus (HBV) in the development of primary hepatocellular carcinoma can be better investigated now that markers of individual exposure to both factors are available. In this study, blood samples...
Topics
- Aflatoxins
- Biomarkers
- Child, Preschool
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- Ethnicity
- Female
- Gambia
- Genotype
- Glutathione Transferase
- Hepatitis B
- Humans
- Liver
- Male
- Risk Factors
- Serum Albumin
- Transaminases
