title: Haemoglobin genotypes and primary liver cell carcinoma in Africans.
abstract: The distribution of haemoglobin genotype in 200 patients with primary liver cell carcinoma (PLCC) did not show any statistical difference from those of 200 age and sex-matched controls. It is therefore concluded that haemoglobin genotype is unlikely to play a significant role in the development of PLCC in Africans.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria.
authors.forename: I O
authors.initials: IO
authors.lastname: Olubuyide
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Atoba
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000097:blood*; D005838:Genotype; D006441:Hemoglobin A / Q000145:classification*; D006515:Hepatitis B virus / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D006441:Hemoglobin A