Frequency of raised alpha-fetoprotein level among Chinese patients with hepatocellular carcinoma related to hepatitis B and C.
Antibody to hepatitis C virus (anti-HCV) was found to be an independent risk factor for hepatocellular carcinoma and raised serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) level. In addition, the frequency of raised AFP in patients with anti-HCV was higher than in those without (91.5% vs 65.2%, P = 0.0001).
Tsai
J F
JF
Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical College, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Chang
W Y
WY
Jeng
J E
JE
Ho
M S
MS
Lin
Z Y
ZY
Tsai
J H
JH
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications; D002681:China; D005260:Female; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies / Q000097:blood; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000097:blood; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*; D018937:Hepatitis C Antibodies; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D011336:Probability; D012016:Reference Values; D012044:Regression Analysis; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins / Q000032:analysis*
D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens; D018937:Hepatitis C Antibodies; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins