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Title: Hepatitis C and Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Among 4784 Cases and 6269 Controls From the International Lymphoma Epidemiology Consortium
Author: Sanjosé Llongueras, Silvia de
Benavente, Yolanda
Vajdic, Claire M.
Engels, Eric A.
Morton, Lindsay M.
Bracci, Paige M.
Spinelli, John J.
Zheng, Tongzhang
Zhang, Yawei
Franceschi, Silvia
Talamini, Renato
Holly, Elizabeth A.
Grulich, Andrew E.
Cerhan, James R.
Hartge, Patricia
Cozen, Wendy
Boffetta, Paolo
Brennan, Paul
Maynadié, Marc
Cocco, Pierluigi
Bosch, Ramon
Foretova, Lenka
Staines, Anthony
Becker, Nikolaus
Nieters, Alexandra
Keywords: Hepatitis C
Malaltia de Hodgkin
Hodgkin's disease
Issue Date: Apr-2008
Publisher: Elsevier Science
Abstract: Background & Aims: increasing evidence points towards a role of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in causing malignant lymphomas. We pooled case-control study data to provide robust estimates of the risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) subtypes after HCV infection. Methods: The analysis included 7 member studies from the International Lymphoma Epidemiology Consortium (InterLymph) based in Europe, North America, and Australia. Adult cases of NHL (n = 4784) were diagnosed between 1988 and 2004 and controls (n = 6269) were matched by age, sex, and study center. All studies used third-generation enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays to test for antibodies against HCV in serum samples. Participants who were human immunodeficiency virus positive or were organ-transplant recipients were excluded. Results: HCV infection was detected in 172 NHL cases (3.60%) and in 169 (2.70%) controls (odds ratio [OR], 1.78; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.40 -2.25). In subtype-specific analyses, HCV prevalence was associated with marginal zone lymphoma (OR, 2.47; 95% CI, 1.44-4.23), diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (OR, 2.24; 95% CI, 1.682.99), and lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma (OR, 2.57; 95% CI, 1.14-5.79). Notably, risk estimates were not increased for follicular lymphoma (OR, 1.02; 95% CI, 0.65-1.60). Conclusions: These results confirm the association between HCV infection and NHL and specific B-NHL subtypes (diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, marginal zone lymphoma, and lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma).
Note: Versió postprint del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cgh.2008.02.011
It is part of: Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2008, vol. 6, num. 4, p. 451-458
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2445/126417
Related resource: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cgh.2008.02.011
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