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01-12-2013 | Original Paper

Both HCV and HBV are Major Causes of Liver Cancer in Southeast Asians

Authors: Hillary Lin, Nghiem B. Ha, Aijaz Ahmed, Walid Ayoub, Tami J. Daugherty, Glen A. Lutchman, Gabriel Garcia, Mindie H. Nguyen

Published in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health | Issue 6/2013

Abstract

The incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is higher in Asian Americans than in other ethnicities. While hepatitis B virus (HBV) is common, hepatitis C virus (HCV) is more prevalent in some subgroups. Our goal was to determine the etiology of liver disease associated with HCC in subgroups of Asian Americans. This was an analysis of 510 Asian HCC patients at a US medical center. Patients were identified using ICD9 diagnosis. Multivariate logistic regression was used to study predictors of HCV as the cause of HCC. Patients were Southeast Asian, Chinese, and Korean, with similar gender, age, and foreign-born status. Southeast Asians had a similar proportion of HBV- and HCV-related HCC, while Chinese and Korean patients had a higher proportion of HBV-related HCC. HCC was usually associated with HBV in Chinese and Korean patients, but both HCV and HBV were important associations in Southeast Asians.

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Title: Both HCV and HBV are Major Causes of Liver Cancer in Southeast Asians
Authors: Hillary Lin
Nghiem B. Ha
Aijaz Ahmed
Walid Ayoub
Tami J. Daugherty
Glen A. Lutchman
Gabriel Garcia
Mindie H. Nguyen
Publication date: 01-12-2013
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health / Issue 6/2013
Print ISSN: 1557-1912
Electronic ISSN: 1557-1920
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-013-9871-z

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