| Autor: |
M A, Darwish, S A, Issa, A M, Aziz, N M, Darwish, A H, Soliman |
| Rok vydání: |
1993 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
The Journal of the Egyptian Public Health Association. 68(1-2) |
| ISSN: |
0013-2446 |
| Popis: |
Hepatitis C and B viruses are associated with hepatocellular carcinoma in Europe, Asia and Southern Africa. A study of hepatitis C and hepatitis B virus infection was carried out on 70 patients with HCC, from the National Cancer Institute, Cairo University. Sera from patients were tested for anti-HCV and HBsAg markers. Twenty patients (30%) were anti HCV positive alone, 15 (21.4%) were HBsAg positive alone, 28 (40%) were positive for both anti-HCV and HBsAg and the remaining 6 patients (8.6%) were negative for the two markers. The total positivity for anti-HCV and for HBsAg in these patients was 70% and 61.4% respectively. The comparable figures in a recent study on 90 blood donors from Egypt, were 24.4% for anti-HCV and 4.4% for HBSAg. These data suggest a possible link between HCV and HBV infection and the development of hepatocellular carcinoma in Egypt, as has been found elsewhere in the world. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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