title: Hepatitis B virus markers and antibodies to hepatitis C virus in Japanese patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.
abstract: Sera from Japanese patients with chronic liver disease were tested for hepatitis B virus (HBV) markers and antibodies to hepatitis C virus (anti-HCV), and the results were correlated to the presence of hepatocellular carcinoma. In chronic non-A, non-B liver disease, anti-HCV prevalence was high both in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (78/89, 88%) and without it (66/84, 79%), while previous HBV infection was more common in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (65/89, 73%) than in those without it (46/84, 55%) (P less than 0.05). Coexistence of anti-HCV and antibodies to HBV was observed frequently in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (56/89, 63%) compared with patients without it (39/84, 46%) (P less than 0.05). In chronic HBV carriers, anti-HCV was more common in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (12/38, 32%) than in those without it (3/62, 5%) (P less than 0.01). These results suggest that infection with the two viruses may be a risk factor for more serious liver disease.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Medicine, Osaka University Medical School, Japan.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yuki
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kasahara
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hagiwara
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Katayama
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fusamoto
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kamada
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000956:Antigens, Viral; D015415:Biomarkers; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000276:immunology*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D016174:Hepacivirus / Q000276:immunology*; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000145:classification / Q000276:immunology; D006512:Hepatitis B Core Antigens / Q000032:analysis*; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000032:analysis*; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017361:Viral Nonstructural Proteins; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000956:Antigens, Viral; D015415:Biomarkers; C064544:C100 protein, hepatitis C virus; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies; D006512:Hepatitis B Core Antigens; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens; D017361:Viral Nonstructural Proteins; D014764:Viral Proteins