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Disease Associations
Data linking B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma to hepatitis C is inconclusive
September 9th, 2004
Data linking B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma to hepatitis C is inconclusive. "A high prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in patients with B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (B-NHL) has been reported in some, but not all, studies, and the association showed a strong regional variation. We conducted a systematic review of the prevalence of HCV infection in case series of B-NHL and, when an appropriate control group was available, of the odds ratio of B-NHL associated with HCV infection," scientists in Italy wrote. "A high HCV prevalence in B-NHL was found in southern and eastern Europe, Japan and the southern United States, but not in central and...
Source: Blood Weekly (2004-09-09)
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