Role of Hepatotropic Viruses in the Development of Lymphoproliferative Disorders in Organ Transplant Recipient

Background:While Jews and Arabs have a common genetic and geographic origin, the Israeli Cancer Registry figures revealed that CRC is twice as common in Israelis of European (Ashkenazi) origin than in Non-European (Sephardic) origin, and 5 times than that of Palestinians.Aim:To evaluate and compare differences in the molecular genetics of high risk (Ashkenazi Jews), intermediate risk (Sephardic Jews) and low risk (Palestinians) groups for CRC.Patients and Methods: The 1995-6 records from the Tel-Aviv Medical Center and Muqased hospital (East Jerusalem) randomly identified 25 patients in each ethenic group.Epidemiology data was ob-4060