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Long-term follow-up of hepatitis C virus infection: HLA class II loci influences the natural history of the disease.
Tissue antigens - 1 Feb 2003
Yoshizawa K, Ota M, Saito S, Maruyama A, Yamaura T, Rokuhara A, Orii K, Ichijo T, Matsumoto A, Tanaka E, Kiyosawa K
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) causes various grades of chronic liver disease, ranging from an asymptomatic state to cirrhosis. To assess genetic factors of disease severity, we selected two HCV patient groups according to the following stringent criteria: (i) asymptomatic carrier state (ASC) defined by...
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