The prevalence of hepatitis C virus antibody and its relationship to the severity of liver disease in chronic alcoholic patients has been assessed, using a recently developed enzyme immunoassay and confirmed by a recombinant immunoblot assay, in 144 patients (mean age \* S.D. = 44.4 2 11.3 yr) who h
Th17 cells are increased with severity of liver inflammation in patients with chronic hepatitis C
โ Scribed by Qing Chang; Yan-Kun Wang; Qing Zhao; Chang-Zheng Wang; Ya-Zhuo Hu; Ben-Yan Wu
- Book ID
- 108954188
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 512 KB
- Volume
- 27
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0815-9319
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