ArticlePathogens (Basel, Switzerland)2025
Clinical Characteristics of Hepatitis B Virus-Associated Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients in Southwest Nigeria.
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- Immunological Determinants of Oncogenic Virus-Driven Cancers in Africa: Mechanisms, Co-Infections and Public Health Challenges.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Integrating GPC3 with Other Biomarkers to Improve the Diagnosis of Early-Stage Liver Cancer.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Molecular epidemiology of hepatitis B virus from blood samples obtained from persons in Enugu and Nasarawa States, Nigeria.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Article
- Epidemiology of Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Nigeria: A Narrative Review of Prevalence, Transmission, Genotypes, Coinfections, and Mortality.Journal of tropical medicine · 2025Review
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Abstract
Hepatitis B virus (HBV)-associated hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in West Africa, but its presentation is poorly understood. In this study, we describe the clinical characteristics of HBV-associated HCC patients in Lagos, Nigeria. Data for all cases were collected at the emergency and gastroenterology units (2017-2019), considering chronic carriers as controls. Clinical data and routine biochemical and radiologic test results were extracted from the files. The serum biomarkers (Osteopontin, AFP-L3, DCP) were investigated. For some cases, the hepatitis B viral load was determined. The mean age of the cases (
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