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Hepatitis C, HCV genotypes and hepatic siderosis in patients with chronic renal failure on haemodialysis in Brazil.
Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association - 1 Jul 2007
de Paula Farah Kátia, Carmo Ricardo Andrade, de Figueiredo Antunes Carlos Maurício, Serufo José Carlos, Nobre Júnior Vandack Alencar, Fonseca de Castro Lúcia Porto, Leite Virgínia Hora Rios, Silva Rogério Augusto Pinto, Alvares Maria Carolina Barbosa, Corrêa Guilherme Oliveira, Busek Solange Cristina Uber, Lambertucci José Roberto
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BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to investigate the HCV genotypes, hepatic siderosis, inflammatory activity and fibrosis of the liver in patients with chronic renal failure (CRF) on haemodialysis in Brazil. METHODS: A cohort of 72 CRF patients was compared with a group of 65 candidates for b...
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