PMID: 9451705

Issn Print: 0192-0790

Publication Date: 1997/12/01


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Prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Patients With Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma and Multiple Myeloma: A Report From Japan

Masahide Yoshikawa; Hiroo Imazu; Shigehiko Ueda; Taiko Tamagawa; Satoshi Yoneda; Yoshiko Yamane; Akira Takaya; Hiroshi Fukui; Hiroshi Nakano

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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is not only hepatotropic but also lymphotropic (1,2). Recently, the association between HCV infection and mixed cryoglobulinemia (MC) has been reported (3,4). In addition, a high prevalence of HCV infection in B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (B-NHL) also has been noted (5-7). However, the HCV association with NHL has not been well investigated in Japan.
We have therefore investigated a possible link between HCV infection and the development of B-cell disorders including B-NHL.

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