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Steatosis and hepatitis C in an Alaska Native/American Indian population.
International journal of circumpolar health - 1 Jun 2006
Livingston Stephen E, Deubner Heike, McMahon Brian J, Bruden Dana, Christensen Carol, Hennessy Thomas W, Bruce Michael G, Sullivan Daniel G, Homan Chriss, Williams James, Gretch David R
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OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence and characteristics of steatosis in Alaska Natives/American Indians (AN/AI) with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. STUDY DESIGN: This outcomes study began in 1994, and 988 AN/AI have been enrolled, including 222 study patients with a positive HCV RNA who underwent liver biopsy. METHODS: Study patients were analyzed for sex, age at biopsy, estimated length of...
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