Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Southern African Blacks With Hepatocellular Cancer

The association between hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and hepatocellular cancer (HCC) in southern African blacks was investigated by examination of patients' sera for all the currently known markers of HBV. Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) was present in the sera of 61.6% (178/289) of th...

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Veröffentlicht in:	JNCI : Journal of the National Cancer Institute 1979-03, Vol.62 (3), p.517-520
Hauptverfasser:	Kew, M. C., Desmyler, J., Bradburne, A. F., Macnab, G. M.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Africa, Southern Aged alpha-Fetoproteins - analysis Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - complications Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - etiology Carrier State Female Hepatitis B - complications Hepatitis B Antibodies - analysis Hepatitis B Surface Antigens - analysis Humans Liver Neoplasms - complications Liver Neoplasms - etiology Male Middle Aged
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Zusammenfassung:	The association between hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and hepatocellular cancer (HCC) in southern African blacks was investigated by examination of patients' sera for all the currently known markers of HBV. Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) was present in the sera of 61.6% (178/289) of the patients compared with only 11.3% (24/213) of age-matched, sexmatched, and ethnically matched controls (P
ISSN:	0027-8874 1460-2105
DOI:	10.1093/jnci/62.3.517