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Hepatitis C virus genotypes and risk of cirrhosis in southern Italy.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 1 Jul 2001
Osella A R, Misciagna G, Guerra V, Elba S, Buongiorno G, Cavallini A, Di Leo A, Sonzogni L, Mondelli M U, Silini E M
Abstract excerpt
Because hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes have raised considerable interest as variables that influence chronic hepatitis C progression, a case-control study was conducted to estimate their effects on patients with cirrhosis. Case patients (n = 46) had tested positive for anti-HCV antibody and HCV RNA and were residents of the study area who had cirrhosis recently diagnosed. Controls (n = 138) were drawn randomly...
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