Concordance of cancer-associated cytokines and mitochondrial DNA deletions in individuals with hepatocellular carcinoma and people living with HIV in Ghana
These findings underscore the risks associated with HCC development in PLWH. There is a need for screening among PLWH, and these differentially expressed cytokines could serve as potential biomarkers.
Authors
- Elijah Paintsil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8283-4564)
- Sedzro Kojo Mensah
- Ruth Ayanful‐Torgby (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1066-3345)
- James Aboagye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9266-460X)
- Kenneth Tachi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0065-7139)
- Miriam Mensah
- Lei Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7145-4953)
- Vincent Ganu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8649-4344)
- George B. Kyei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8678-4656)
- Bernard Nii Akrashie Attoh
- Timothy Kuuguu
- Prince Peter Wormenor
Institutions
- Boston University (US)
- University of Ghana (GH)
- Washington University in St. Louis (US)
- Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (GH)
- Yale University (US)
- Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (GH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Gastroenterology
- Published
- 2025-11-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12876-025-04399-5
- Primary Topic
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Yale University
- University of Ghana
- National Institutes of Health
- Fogarty International Center