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Occult hepatitis C virus infection in patients in whom the etiology of persistently abnormal results of liver-function tests is unknown.

The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Jan 2004

Castillo Inmaculada, Pardo Margarita, Bartolomé Javier, Ortiz-Movilla Nuria, Rodríguez-Iñigo Elena, de Lucas Susana, Salas Clara, Jiménez-Heffernan Jose A, Pérez-Mota Arturo, Graus Javier, López-Alcorocho Juan Manuel, Carreño Vicente

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BACKGROUND: There are patients in whom the etiology of long-standing abnormal results of liver-function tests is unknown (ALF-EU) after exclusion of all known causes of liver diseases. We analyzed the presence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA in liver-biopsy specimens from 100 patients who were neg...

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PMID: 14702147
DOI: 10.1086/380202

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