Zinc deficiency as an independent prognostic factor for patients with early hepatocellular carcinoma due to hepatitis virus.

Atsushi HiraokaKensuke NagamatsuHirofumi IzumotoTomoko AdachiTakeaki YoshinoMiho TsurutaToshihiko AibikiTomonari OkudairaHiroka YamagoRyuichiro IwasakiYoshifumi SugaKenichiro MoriHideki MiyataEiji TsubouchiTomoyuki NinomiyaHideki KawasakiMasashi HirookaBunzo MatsuuraMasanori AbeYoichi HiasaKojiro Michitaka

Published in: Hepatology research : the official journal of the Japan Society of Hepatology (2019)

Serum levels of zinc were reduced in association with chronic liver disease grade progression. In addition to infection control of hepatitis virus, zinc deficiency might be a significant prognostic factor for survival in patients with early HCC due to viral hepatitis treated curatively.

Keyphrases

prognostic factors
oxide nanoparticles
sars cov
replacement therapy
free survival
drug induced
disease virus