Hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related liver disease is enhanced by alcohol consumption. Of HCV-related liver transplantation (LT) recipients, 25% have a history of alcohol intake. The purpose of this research was to determine whether LT outcome differs between patients with cirrhosis of mixed etiology com
Lack of correlation between hepatitis C virus genotypes and clinical course of hepatitis C virus-related cirrhosis
✍ Scribed by L. Benvegnù; P. Pontisso; D. Cavalletto; F. Noventa; L. Chemello; A. Alberti
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 188 KB
- Volume
- 25
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0270-9139
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✦ Synopsis
tions (PCR), as described in later paragraphs. When virus sequences were amplifiable by this technique, they were further characterized for genotype and subtype, as described in later paragraphs in detail.
Abbreviations: HCV, hepatitis C virus; HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma; ALT, alanine Follow-Up. Most patients with chronic hepatitis and without ciraminotransferase; PCR, polymerase chain reaction.
rhosis received treatment with a interferon during follow-up. Fur-From the
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