Chronic viral infection has been implicated in the pathogenesis of B-cell lymphoma, and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infects lymphocytes. Chronic infection with HCV may result in B-cell proliferation. Individuals infected with hepatitis C are often co-infected with the RNA virus GB virus type C. Studies
No association between lymphoma and hepatitis C virus
✍ Scribed by Agustin Avilés; Leticia Valdez; José Halabe; Natividad Neri; Haiko Nellen; Judith Huerta-Guzmán; M. Jesús Nambo
- Book ID
- 111640915
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 51 KB
- Volume
- 20
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1357-0560
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