title: Hepatocellular Carcinoma Occurs at an Earlier Age in Africans, Particularly in Association With Chronic Hepatitis B.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA.
authors.forename: Ju Dong
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: School of Medical Science, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana.
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gyedu
authors.affiliation: School of Medical Science, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana.
authors.forename: Mary Yeboah
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Afihene
authors.affiliation: School of Medical Science, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana.
authors.forename: Babatunde M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Duduyemi
authors.affiliation: School of Medical Science, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana.
authors.forename: Eileen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Micah
authors.affiliation: Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: T Peter
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Kingham
authors.affiliation: University of Malawi College of Medicine, Blantyre, Malawi.
authors.forename: Mulinda
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nyirenda
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.
authors.forename: Adwoa Agyei
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Nkansah
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.
authors.forename: Salome
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bandoh
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Jos/Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Mary J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Duguru
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Jos/Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Edith N
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Okeke
authors.affiliation: CHU de Cocody, Mermoz, Abidjan, IvoryCoast.
authors.forename: Marie-Jeanne
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Kouakou-Lohoues
authors.affiliation: National Centre for Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases (NCGLD), Ibn Sina Hospital, Khartoum, Sudan.
authors.forename: Abdelmounem
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abdo
authors.affiliation: School of Medical Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.
authors.forename: Yaw Asante
authors.initials: YA
authors.lastname: Awuku
authors.affiliation: Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Akande Oladimeji
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Ajayi
authors.affiliation: Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Abidemi Emmanuel
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Omonisi
authors.affiliation: Mulago Hospital, Kampala, Uganda.
authors.forename: Ponsiano
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ocama
authors.affiliation: Benue State University Teaching Hospital, Makurdi, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Abraham O
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Malu
authors.affiliation: University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Maiduguri, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Shettima
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mustapha
authors.affiliation: University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Calabar, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Uchenna
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Okonkwo
authors.affiliation: University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Calabar, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Mbang
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kooffreh-Ada
authors.affiliation: Arusha Lutheran Medical Centre, Arusha, Tanzania.|Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
authors.forename: Jose D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Debes
authors.affiliation: Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Onyekwere
authors.affiliation: Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Francis
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ekere
authors.affiliation: Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Igetei
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Rufina
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA.
authors.forename: Lewis R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Roberts
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000349:Africa / Q000453:epidemiology; D017668:Age of Onset; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology*; D002648:Child; D060085:Coinfection / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D019694:Hepatitis B, Chronic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D019698:Hepatitis C, Chronic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D055815:Young Adult