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Hepatitis C virus infection in patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
- Source :
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British journal of haematology [Br J Haematol] 1994 Oct; Vol. 88 (2), pp. 392-4. - Publication Year :
- 1994
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Abstract
- Hepatitis C virus (HCV), which is both a hepatotropic and a lymphotropic virus, has been proposed as a possible causative agent of mixed cryoglobulinaemia. This 'benign' lymphoproliferative disorder can switch over to a malignant B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL). Therefore HCV infection has been investigated in a series of 50 unselected Italian patients with B-cell NHL. Antibodies against HCV were found in 30% of NHL and HCV viraemia in 32% of cases. HCV-related markers were detected in 34% (17/50) of our NHL patients; this prevalence is particularly significant when compared with HCV seropositivity in Hodgkin's lymphoma (3%) and healthy controls (1.3%).
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0007-1048
- Volume :
- 88
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- British journal of haematology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 7803287
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2141.1994.tb05036.x