Hepatitis C virus infection: Molecular p
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Muhammad Y. Sheikh; Jinah Choi; Ishtiaq Qadri; Jacob E. Friedman; Arun J. Sanyal
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Article
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2008
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Chronic infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) can induce insulin resistance (IR) in a genotype-dependent fashion, thus contributing to steatosis, progression of fibrosis and resistance to interferon therapy. The molecular mechanisms in genotype 1 patients that lead to metabolic syndrome are still a