Article
Cryoglobulinemia and progression of fibrosis in chronic HCV infection: cause or effect?
The Journal of infection - 1 Oct 2004
Siagris Dimitrios, Christofidou Myrto, Tsamandas Athanasios, Lekkou Alexandra, Thomopoulos Konstantinos, Labropoulou-Karatza Chryssoula
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Mixed cryoglobulinemia (MC) is the most common extrahepatic manifestation of HCV infection. The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of MC in HCV infected Greek patients and to identify if it is associated with liver histology or the mode of HCV transmission. METHODS: One hundred and twenty-six patients with chronic HCV infection were evaluated for the presence of serum cryoglobulins,...
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