Article
Quantitation of HCV RNA in liver of patients with chronic hepatitis C.
Arquivos de gastroenterologia - 1 Jan 2000
Martinelli A, Brown D, Morris A, Dhillon A, Dayley P, Dusheiko G
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Liver HCV RNA has been quantitated in few studies and the feasibility and the role of this parameter in the evaluation of patients with chronic HCV hepatitis still warrant study. Our aim was to determine the concentrations of HCV RNA in the liver of chronic HCV patients and to correlate the results with serum viral load. We also studied the relation of levels of HCV RNA in the liver with serum...
Topics
- Adult
- Alanine Transaminase
- Female
- Genotype
- Hepacivirus
- Hepatitis C
- Humans
- Liver
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Male
- Middle Aged
- RNA, Viral
- Viral Load
