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HIV/hepatitis C virus-coinfected patients with normal alanine aminotransferase levels.
Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) - 15 Apr 2006
Gonzalez Stevan A, Liu Ruei-Che, Edlin Brian R, Jacobson Ira M, Talal Andrew H
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The significance of normal alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels in patients with HIV/hepatitis C virus (HCV) coinfection is not well understood. METHODS: We performed a cross-sectional retrospective analysis on consecutive HIV/HCV-coinfected patients (n = 89) who underwent a liver biopsy during a 2-year period. Similar data were also collected on HCV-monoinfected patients (n = 117). RESULTS:...
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