Case-control study on hepatitis C virus (HCV) as a risk factor for hepatocellular carcinoma: The role of HCV genotypes and the synergism with hepatitis B virus and alcohol

Natural history of liver fibrosis progression in patients with chronic hepatitis C

1997 • 3,027 citations

A meta-analysis of epidemiological studies on the combined effect of hepatitis B and C virus infections in causing hepatocellular carcinoma

1998 • 545 citations

Disease progression and hepatocellular carcinogenesis in patients with chronic viral hepatitis: a prospective observation of 2215 patients

1998 • 434 citations

Prevalence, risk factors, and genotype distribution of hepatitis C virus infection in the general population: A community-based survey in southern Italy

1997 • 371 citations

Hepatitis C virus genotypes and risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhosis: A prospective study

1997 • 353 citations

Independent and combined action of hepatitis C virus infection and alcohol consumption on the risk of symptomatic liver cirrhosis

1998 • 331 citations

Epidemiological factors affecting the severity of hepatitis C virus-related liver disease: A French survey of 6,664 patients

1997 • 301 citations

Volunteer Blood Donors with Antibody to Hepatitis C Virus: Clinical, Biochemical, Virologic, and Histologic Features

1995 • 264 citations

Hepatitis B and C virus infection, alcohol drinking, and hepatocellular carcinoma: A case-control study in Italy

1997 • 232 citations

Effect of interferon-alpha on progression of cirrhosis to hepatocellular carcinoma: a retrospective cohort study.

1998 • 222 citations

Effect of interferon-α on progression of cirrhosis to hepatocellular carcinoma: a retrospective cohort study

1998 • 222 citations

Antibodies to hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus in alcoholic hepatitis and cirrhosis: Their prevalence and clinical relevance

1991 • 194 citations

The natural course of chronic hepatitis C: A comparison between patients with genotypes 1 and 2 hepatitis C viruses

1996 • 193 citations

The natural course of chronic hepatitis C: A comparison between patients with genotypes 1 and 2 hepatitis C viruses

1996 • 156 citations

Correlation between virus genotype and chronicity rate in acute hepatitis C

1998 • 116 citations

Hepatitis C Virus Infection and Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Among Japanese: Possible Role of Type 1b (II) Infection

1996 • 77 citations

Hepatitis C virus infection, HBsAg carrier state and hepatocellular carcinoma

1992 • 66 citations

Hepatitis C virus 1b is the dominant genotype in HCV-related carcinogenesis: A case-control study

1996 • 51 citations

Subtype 2c of hepatitis C virus is highly prevalent in Italy and is heterogeneous in the NS5A region

1997 • 22 citations

Primary liver cancer in a high-incidence area in North Italy: Etiological hypotheses arising from routinely collected data

1995 • 16 citations