Maternal Hepatitis B or Hepatitis C Virus Carrier Status is Not a Risk Factor for Long-Term Oncologic Morbidity of the Offspring: A Population-Based Cohort Study

Cancer Invest. 2021 Oct;39(9):690-695. doi: 10.1080/07357907.2021.1910704. Epub 2021 Sep 1.

Abstract

We investigated whether maternal hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV) carrier status increases the risk for long-term oncologic morbidity of their offspring up to the age of 18 years. A population-based cohort study was conducted, including all singleton deliveries between the years 1991 and 2014 at a tertiary medical center. Our study included: HBV carriers (n = 588), HCV carriers (n = 183) and non-carriers (n = 241,570. No significant differences regarding oncologic morbidity were found between offspring of HBV carriers (0.2%), HCV carriers (0%) and non-carriers (0.6%; p = 0.216, respectively). To conclude: maternal HBV or HCV carrier status is not a risk factor for long-term oncologic morbidity of the offspring.

Keywords: Hepatitis B; hepatitis C; long-term; offspring; oncologic morbidity.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Carrier State / epidemiology
  • Cohort Studies
  • Female
  • Hepatitis B / epidemiology*
  • Hepatitis C / epidemiology*
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Male
  • Maternal Age
  • Morbidity
  • Neoplasms / epidemiology*
  • Population Surveillance / methods
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / epidemiology*
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / virology
  • Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects / epidemiology*
  • Risk Factors
  • Young Adult