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Comparative Studies | Medicine Science | Volume 4 Issue 9, September 2015 | Pages: 1409 - 1414 | Egypt
Additional Benefit of ?-Fetoprotein in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B and C without Evidence of Hepatoma
Abstract: Alpha fetoprotein is a substance produced by a fetus' liver that can be found in the amniotic fluid and in the mother's blood. But sometimes appear in abnormally increased level in certain diseases of adults, such as liver cancer, and its level in amniotic fluid can be used to detect certain fetal abnormalities, including Down syndrome and spina bifida. The importance of ?-fetoprotein level elevation in patients with chronic viral hepatitis B and C and its clinical significance in steatosis associated with HBV and HCV infection remain to be clarified. In this study assessed the clinical significance of ?-fetoprotein in patients with chronic hepatitis B and C with and without steatosis. Methods. Alpha fetoprotein was measures in fifty patients with chronic viral hepatitis which were divided into 25 patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) and 25 patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC). Both groups further subdivided based on liver biopsy into chronic hepatitis B with, without steatosis and chronic hepatitis C with, without steatosis. Results. There was statistically significant increment (p
Keywords: fibrosis, hepatoma, hepatitis, fetoprotein, steatosis
How to Cite?: Abeer M. Hafez, Yasser S. Sheta, Fawzy A. Elmessallamy, Elsayed A. Elgohary, Mansour Mursy, "Additional Benefit of ?-Fetoprotein in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B and C without Evidence of Hepatoma", Volume 4 Issue 9, September 2015, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 1409-1414, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=SUB158320, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/SUB158320