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Genotype-specific mechanisms for hepatic steatosis in chronic hepatitis C infection.
Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology - 1 Aug 2002
Hui Jason M, Kench James, Farrell Geoffrey C, Lin Rita, Samarasinghe Dev, Liddle Christopher, Byth Karen, George Jacob
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BACKGROUND: Hepatic steatosis is common in hepatitis C, but the relative importance of host and viral factors is controversial. In the present prospective study, we examined metabolic factors associated with non-alcoholic fatty liver and viral genotype as predictors of steatosis and fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C infection. METHODS: In 124 chronic hepatitis C patients, the association between liver histology and...
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