Haemoglobin genotypes and primary liver cell carcinoma in Africans.
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.
Olubuyide
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Department of Medicine, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Atoba
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MA
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*
D006441:Hemoglobin A