No relationship between hepatitis C infection and risk of myeloid malignancy.
The etiology of myeloid malignancies is related to chromosomal damage caused by irradiation, alkylating agents, viral infection and so forth; however, few clinical studies have been published on the association between viral infection and the development of myeloid malignancies.
Murashige
Naoko
N
Kami
Masahiro
M
Iwata
Hiroshi
H
Kishi
Yukiko
Y
Matsuo
Keitaro
K
D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D016174:Hepacivirus / Q000276:immunology; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies / Q000097:blood; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007951:Leukemia, Myeloid / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009190:Myelodysplastic Syndromes / Q000209:etiology; D012307:Risk Factors
D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies