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Grading and staging chronic hepatitis C and its relation to genotypes and epidemiological factors in Brazilian blood donors.
The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases - 1 Apr 2005
Silva Giovanni Faria, Nishimura Nancy F, Coelho Kunie Iabuki Rabello, Soares Elza Cotrim
Abstract excerpt
Progression of chronic hepatitis C is known to be associated with some factors, but influence of HCV genotypes is still controversial. Association between HCV genotypes and other risk factors was examined to determine which factors are associated with progression of infection. One hundred consecutive anti-HCV positive volunteer blood donors were evaluated for several risk factors, examined for HCV genotypes, and...
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