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A Coppin
Researcher at University of the Witwatersrand
Publications - 2
Citations - 194
A Coppin is an academic researcher from University of the Witwatersrand. The author has contributed to research in topics: Virus & Hepatitis C virus. The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 2 publications receiving 192 citations.
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The relative roles of hepatitis B and C viruses in the etiology of hepatocellular carcinoma in Southern African blacks
TL;DR: Hepatitis B virus plays a predominant role in hepatocellular carcinogenesis in southern African blacks, with hepatitis C virus responsible for a smaller proportion of cases, and coinfection with the two viruses carries a synergistic risk of hepato cellular carcinoma formation.
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Does hepatitis GB virus‐C infection cause hepatocellular carcinoma in black Africans?
TL;DR: Comparing the prevalence of HGBV‐C infection in 167 southern African blacks with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and 167 race‐, age‐, and sex‐matched hospital‐based control subjects to test for possible interactive effects between this virus and hepatitis B and C viruses in the development of the tumor revealed no changes.