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Histological features and HLA class II alleles in hepatitis C virus chronically infected patients with persistently normal alanine aminotransferase levels.
Gut - 1 Oct 2002
Renou C, Halfon P, Pol S, Cacoub P, Jouve E, Bronowicki J P, Arpurt J P, Rifflet H, Picon M, Causse X, Canva V, Denis J, Tran A, Bourliére M, Ouzan D, Pariente A, Dantin S, Alric L, Cartier V, Reville M, Caillat-Zucman S
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: A significant proportion of individuals with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection have persistently normal alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels. Although data are controversial, such patients usually have weaker histological damage and a lower progression rate of fibrosis. The aims of this study were: (1) to compare demographic, virological, and histological parameters of HCV patients with normal...
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