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Insulin resistance is associated with chronic hepatitis C virus infection and fibrosis progression [corrected].
Gastroenterology - 1 Dec 2003
Hui Jason M, Sud Archana, Farrell Geoffrey C, Bandara Priyanka, Byth Karen, Kench James G, McCaughan Geoffrey W, George Jacob
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: Chronic hepatitis C virus infection is associated with an increased prevalence of type 2 diabetes. We hypothesized that virus-induced insulin resistance may be a mechanism for fibrogenesis in chronic hepatitis C virus infection. METHODS: In 260 hepatitis C virus-infected subjec...
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