Aflatoxin M1 in the urine of non-carriers and chronic carriers of hepatitis B virus in Maringa, Brazil

• Main Authors: Marcel Padovani Giolo (Author), Christiane Minervino de Oliveira (Author), Dennis Armando Bertolini (Author), Maria Valdrinez Campana Lonardoni (Author), Matheus Sampaio Gouveia (Author), Daisy Pontes Netto (Author), Suzana Lucy Nixdorf (Author), Miguel Machinski Junior (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2012-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Exposure to aflatoxins (AFs) in the diet may favour the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and the acute exacerbation of hepatitis in chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) carriers. Measurement of biomarkers such as aflatoxin M1 (AFM1), a metabolite of aflatoxin B1 (AFB1), in urine allows for t...