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Different mechanisms of steatosis in hepatitis C virus genotypes 1 and 3 infections.
Journal of viral hepatitis - 1 Sept 2004
Hézode C, Roudot-Thoraval F, Zafrani E-S, Dhumeaux D, Pawlotsky J-M
Abstract excerpt
This study reports evidence that hepatocellular steatosis, a frequent histological feature of chronic hepatitis C, is principally metabolic in hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1-infected patients, whereas it is principally virus-induced in HCV genotype 3-infected patients. Multivariate analysis of data on 176 patients with chronic hepatitis C revealed that the severity of steatosis was independently related to...
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