## Abstract The association of the newly identified viruses, GB virus C (GBVโC) and TT virus (TTV), with autoimmune hepatitis remains to be elucidated. Sera from 20 Japanese patients with autoimmune hepatitis and 50 volunteer blood donors were assayed for GBVโC RNA, antibodies to the GBVโC second e
Steatosis and hepatic expression of genes regulating lipid metabolism in Japanese patients infected with hepatitis C virus
โ Scribed by Kohichiroh Yasui; Yuichi Harano; Hironori Mitsuyoshi; Kazuhiro Tsuji; Mio Endo; Tomoaki Nakajima; Masahito Minami; Yoshito Itoh; Yoh Zen; Yasuni Nakanuma; Toshikazu Yoshikawa; Takeshi Okanoue
- Publisher
- Springer Japan
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 776 KB
- Volume
- 45
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0944-1174
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