Hepatitis C virus and its genotypes and Helicobacter pylori in pediatric non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: could there be a possible etiologic role?

Background: It has been recently hypothe-sized that Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) and Hepatitis C virus (HCV) might be involved in the pathogenesis of malignant non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL). However, most of the studies were carried out on adult patients.