| the relation of lymphoma and hepatitis b virus/hepatitis c virus infections in the region of east black sea, turkey. | hepatitis b virus (hbv) and hepatitis c virus (hcv) are not only hepatotropic, but also lymphotropic viruses. infections with these viruses induce chronic antigenicity and may stimulate clonal expansion of malignant b-cell neoplasms. moreover, these viruses can proliferate in lymphatic structures and bone marrow. however, the relationship between lymphomas and hbv/hcv infections is not clear. in our region of the east black sea, turkey (the city of trabzon), we intended to demonstrate a relation ... | 2007 | 18338485 |