title: [HBs antigen: marker of the relation between hepatitis B virus and primary cancer of the liver: the situation in Brazzaville in 1984].
abstract: HBs antigen was looked for in three groups of people: patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), patients with other cancers and healthy subjects. Analysis of the results of this study demonstrates that there is a strong association between HCC and hepatitis B virus, as indicated by the presence of HBs antigen.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001782:Blood Donors; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000209:etiology*; D003223:Congo; D005260:Female; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000150:complications*; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens
vernacular_title: L'antigène HBs: marqueur de la relation entre le virus de l'hépatitis B et le cancer primitif du foie: situation à Brazzaville en 1984.