Hepatitis E virus infection as a promoting factor for hepatocellular carcinoma in Cameroon: Preliminary Observations
Author(s) -
Marie Amougou Atsama,
Paul Jean Adrien Atangana,
Dominique Noah Noah,
Paul Fewou Moundipa,
Pascal Pineau,
Richard Njouom
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
international journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1878-3511
pISSN - 1201-9712
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2017.08.010
Subject(s) - hepatocellular carcinoma , medicine , hepatitis e virus , liver disease , chronic liver disease , context (archaeology) , hepatitis c virus , gastroenterology , prothrombin time , immunology , seroprevalence , liver cancer , hepatitis c , virus , cirrhosis , antibody , serology , biology , paleontology , biochemistry , genotype , gene
To determine the seroprevalence of hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection in patients with chronic hepatitis and/or hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and to assess its potential consequences for disease progression.
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