Hepatitis B virus infection and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in South Korea: a cohort study
β Scribed by Eric A Engels; Eo Rin Cho; Sun Ha Jee
- Book ID
- 117785423
- Publisher
- The Lancet
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 160 KB
- Volume
- 11
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1470-2045
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## Abstract This study assessed the association of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection with nonβHodgkin's lymphoma in a highly HBVβendemic area. The prevalence of either HBV or HCV infection in 235 patients with nonβHodgkin's lymphoma was compared with that of an ageβ and
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) has been suggested to play an etiological role in the development of B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) in Italy. However, another study in Scotland questioned increased risk of development of NHL in patients with chronic HCV infection. A total of 2,162 patients admitted to