Hepatitis B Virus Risk Factors
Reports outline hepatitis B virus risk factors study results from University of Hong Kong, Department of Medicine
Published in Hepatitis Weekly, January 26th, 2009
New investigation results, 'Independent risk factors and predictive score for the development of hepatocellular carcinoma in chronic hepatitis B,' are detailed in a study published in Journal of Hepatology. In this recently published article, scientists in Hong Kong conducted a study "To determine whether gender, age, hepatitis B virus genotype, core promoter and precore mutations, HBeAg/ anti-HBe status, HBV DNA, ALT levels and cirrhosis on presentation were independent risk factors and derive a novel risk score for the development of HCC. CHB patients (820) were followed up (mean duration 76.8 months) for the occurrence of HCC."
"The 5-and 10-year prevalence of...
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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2009-01-26)
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