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  • Title: Hepatitis B virus e antigen and primary hepatocellular carcinoma.
    Author: Lin TM, Chen CJ, Lu SN, Chang AS, Chang YC, Hsu ST, Liu JY, Liaw YF, Chang WY.
    Journal: Anticancer Res; 1991; 11(6):2063-5. PubMed ID: 1663719.
    Abstract:
    Serum samples from 243 cases of primary hepatocellular carcinoma (PHC) and 302 non-PHC hospital controls were tested for hepatitis B virus (HBV) surface antigen (HBsAg), antibody to HBsAg (anti-HBs), antibody to HBV core antigen (anti-HBc), HBV e antigen (HBeAg) and antibody to HBeAg (anti-HBe) with radioimmunoassays using commercial kits. A total of 236 (97%) PHC cases and 302 (100%) hospital controls were positive for one or more HBV markers. While 188 (77%) PHC cases and 57 (19%) controls were positive for HBsAg, 44 (18%) PHC cases and 5 (2%) controls were positive for both BHsAg and HBeAg. Statistically significant associations with PHC were observed for HBsAg and HBeAg with an odds ratio (OR) of 10.0 and 3.2, respectively, when age, sex and other markers were adjusted. The stratification analysis of interactive effects of HBV infection markers on the development of PHC showed that HBeAg carrier status may increase PHC risk associated with HBsAg status.
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