High prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection in schistosomiasis japonica patients associated with hepatocellular carcinoma

International Journal of Oncology

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1103-1107

  Uchimura, Yasuyo ^a   Sata, Michio ^a   Suzuki, Hiroshi ^a   Akiyoshi, Fuyuhiko ^a   Tanaka, Kumi ^a   Ono, Noriyuki ^a   Kage, Masayoshi ^a   Kojiro, Masamichi ^a   Tanikawa, Kyuichi ^a  

^a KURUME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hepatitis virus; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Schistosomiasis japonica

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALBUMIN; ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; VIRUS DNA; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER CARCINOGENESIS; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS;

EID: 0030826882     PISSN: 10196439     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/ijo.11.5.1103     Document Type: Article

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