We studied the prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in 20 Japanese patients with sporadic-type porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT). Seventeen of the 20 patients (85%) had anti-HCV antibodies. Biochemical remission was observed in nine patients, six of whom still had positive HCV RNA copies. The
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Porphyria cutanea tarda in hepatitis C virus-infected blood donors
β Scribed by Cathy Conry-Cantilena; Luis Vilamidou; Jacqueline C Melpolder; Mark VanRaden; Harvey J Alter
- Book ID
- 116111463
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 713 KB
- Volume
- 32
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1097-6787
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Previous studies from Spain, Italy, and France have demonstrated a high prevalence (71% to 91%) of antibodies against hepatitis C virus in patients with porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT). To determine the role of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in PCT in Germany, we have assessed the prevalence of antibodies ag