Hepatocarcinogenic potential of genotype 5 of hepatitis C virus.

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Evidence is emerging that hepatitis C virus genotypes have different carcinogenic potentials. The hepatocarcinogenicity of genotype 5, the predominant subtype in hepatitis C virus isolates in South Africa, is not known. We have compared the prevalence of genotype 5 of hepatitis C virus in 44 southern African blacks with hepatitis C virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma with that in a comparable group of patients...

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