Review
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2016.
World J Exp Med. Feb 20, 2016; 6(1): 21-36
Published online Feb 20, 2016. doi: 10.5493/wjem.v6.i1.21
Table 1 Identified risk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma
Age
Ethnicity
Male Gender
Liver cirrhosis
Chronic HBV infection
Chronic HCV infection
Hemochromatosis
Alcoholism
Aflatoxin-B1 intoxication
Tyrosinemia, galactosidemia, fructosemia
Alpha1 anti-trypsin deficiency
Genetics predisposition
Anabolizing hormones
Estrogen contraceptives
Obesity
Type II diabetes
Glucose overload
Metabolic syndrome
Hypothyroidism
Fatty liver
Non-alcoholic steato-hepatitis