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Hepatitis C virus infection: 10 years after the discovery of the virus.
European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology - 1 May 2001
Ramadori G, Meier V
Abstract excerpt
The hepatitis C virus (HCV) causes an acute but very often chronic liver disease. An estimated 3% of the world population is chronically infected with HCV. Chronic hepatitis C is the major cause of cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), which most often lead to liver transplantation. HCV is a single-stranded enveloped RNA virus; it belongs to the flaviviridae family. The virus has been classified into six...
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