Open AccessStage of disease in hepatitis B virus infection in Zambian adults is associated with large cell change but not well defined using classic biomarkers
Author(s) -
Bright Nsokolo,
Anne Kanunga,
Edford Sinkala,
Kanekwa Zyambo,
Dia Kumwenda,
David Chama,
Gabriel Muyinda,
Michael J. Vinikoor,
Samreen Ijaz,
Richard S. Tedder,
Ali Elmdaah,
Meleri Jones,
Clarence Chiluba,
Victor Mudenda,
Robert Goldin,
Graham R. Foster,
Paul Kelly
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
transactions of the royal society of tropical medicine and hygiene
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.725
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1878-3503
pISSN - 0035-9203
DOI - 10.1093/trstmh/trx077
Subject(s) - malignancy , medicine , hepatitis b virus , hepatocellular carcinoma , interquartile range , gastroenterology , liver biopsy , liver disease , biopsy , stage (stratigraphy) , hepatitis b , biomarker , immunology , pathology , virus , biology , paleontology , biochemistry
Hepatocellular malignancy in young adults is a prominent feature of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in southern Africa. Here we report a cross-sectional study of liver pathology correlated with biomarkers in adults with HBV infection in Zambia.
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