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Marchio A., Cerapio J. P., Ruiz E., Cano L., Casavilca S., Terris B., Deharo Eric, Dejean A., Bertani Stéphane, Pineau P. (2018). Early-onset liver cancer in South America associates with low hepatitis B virus DNA burden. Scientific Reports - Nature, 8, p. art. 12031 [14 p.]. ISSN 2045-2322.

Titre du document
Early-onset liver cancer in South America associates with low hepatitis B virus DNA burden
Année de publication
2018
Type de document
Article référencé dans le Web of Science WOS:000460206300001
Auteurs
Marchio A., Cerapio J. P., Ruiz E., Cano L., Casavilca S., Terris B., Deharo Eric, Dejean A., Bertani Stéphane, Pineau P.
Source
Scientific Reports - Nature, 2018, 8, p. art. 12031 [14 p.] ISSN 2045-2322
In Peru, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) arises in young non-cirrhotic patients. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is suspected to be the prominent etiological agent. We thus performed a comprehensive molecular study of HBV infection in 65 Peruvian HCC patients. Only 51% were considered as persistently infected at the onset. HBV DNA was found by PCR in the tumor and/or matched non-tumor liver tissues in more than 80% of cases (n = 53/65). HBV DNA was significantly more abundant in livers of younger patients than in those of the older ones. We consistently observed low viral DNA burden (0.1-6.5 copies for 100 cells), with viral genomes in younger patients displaying higher proportion of mutations at di-pyrimidines (TpT and CpC, P = 0.006). A drastic activation of multiple DNA repair pathways in tumors of younger patients was observed. Our observations clearly challenge the current vision that associates high HBV DNA load with earlier tumor development. We concluded that in Peru, and maybe in other populations with Americas' indigenous ancestry, HBV-associated liver tumorigenesis might differ significantly from that generally observed in the rest of the world. Procedures used to screen for HCC development in subjects at risk should be adapted to the local situation.
Plan de classement
Sciences fondamentales / Techniques d'analyse et de recherche [020] ; Santé : généralités [050] ; Entomologie médicale / Parasitologie / Virologie [052]
Description Géographique
PEROU
Localisation
Fonds IRD [F B010075252]
Identifiant IRD
fdi:010075252
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