This case-control study with 318 participants included 78 cases of
chronic hepatitis B, 85 cases of HBV-related
liver cirrhosis, 77 cases of HBV-related
hepatocellular carcinoma, and 78 healthy controls. Markers of
iron metabolism were detected in participants. Hematological and biochemical parameters and HBV-
DNA were assessed. Child-Pugh grade and Barcelona Clinic
Liver Cancer stage were determined for each
hepatocellular carcinoma patient. Perls' staining was performed on liver sections. The SPSS program was used for all statistical analyses, and statistical significance was considered if a P-value < 0.05.
RESULTS: CONCLUSION: