| Literature DB >> 11985556 |
H Kaya1, M F Polat, F Erdem, M Gündogdu.
Abstract
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) and hepatitis G virus (HGV) belong to the same family of flaviviridea. A causative role of HCV infection in the pathogenesis of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) has been discussed widely. Little is known about the possible association between NHL and HGV discovered recently. In this study, anti-HCV and HGV-RNA prevalence were investigated in a group of 70 patients with NHL. The results were compared to a control group of 70 age- and sex-matched healthy subjects. One patient in each group (1.4%) was found to be anti-HCV-positive; the difference was not statistically significant (P > 0.05). Five subjects in the patient group (7.1%) were positive for HGV-RNA, while a single subject was positive in the control group (1.4%); the difference was not statistically significant (P > 0.05). Odds ratios for anti-HCV and HGV-RNA were 1 and 5.30, respectively. Our findings suggest that neither HCV nor HGV are causative or contributing factors in the aetiopathogenesis of NHL.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID： 11985556 DOI： 10.1046/j.1365-2257.2002.00427.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Lab Haematol ISSN： 0141-9854