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Chronic liver disease related to hepatitis C virus: age of patients seems to be a determinant of severity independently of viral genotype.
European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology - 1 May 1999
Giannini E, Botta F, Caglieris S, Fasoli A, Risso D, Ceppa P, Cresta E, Venturino V, Icardi G, Lantieri P B, Celle G, Testa R
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BACKGROUND: Hepatitis C virus infection accounts for varying severity of chronic liver disease. Clinical manifestations of infection have been related to different virus genotypes, with conflicting results. DESIGN: We performed a cross-sectional study on a Northern-Italian group of patients with chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma related to hepatitis C virus infection in order to verify the...
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