In:
British Journal of Haematology, Wiley, Vol. 88, No. 2 ( 1994-10), p. 392-394
Abstract:
Summary. 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%).
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0007-1048
,
1365-2141
DOI:
10.1111/bjh.1994.88.issue-2
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-2141.1994.tb05036.x
Language:
English
Publisher:
Wiley
Publication Date:
1994
detail.hit.zdb_id:
1475751-5
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