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Liver histology and alanine aminotransferase levels in children and adults with chronic hepatitis C infection.
Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition - 1 Nov 2005
Murray Karen F, Finn Laura S, Taylor Shari L, Seidel Kristy D, Larson Anne M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Chronic hepatitis C is often a mild disease in children, but whether this is related to younger age or shorter duration of infection is unclear. Histologic severity has been shown to correlate with duration of infection regardless of age. OBJECTIVES: We compared histologic findings in children and adults with chronic hepatitis C while controlling for sex, duration of infection, hepatitis C virus...
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