A prominent role of Hepatitis D Virus in liver cancers documented in Central Africa

A prominent role of Hepatitis D Virus in liver cancers documented in Central Africa

Abstract Background Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) is one of the commonest cancers in Central Africa, a region with the unusual peculiarity to be hyperendemic for infections with Hepatitis B, C and D viruses. However, data estimating the respective proportions of HCC cases attributable to these viru...

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Main Authors: Marie Atsama Amougou, Dominique Noah Noah, Paul Fewou Moundipa, Pascal Pineau, Richard Njouom
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-11-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Hepatocellular carcinoma
Hepatitis B virus
Hepatitis C virus
Hepatitis D virus
Cameroon
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-016-1992-2

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