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Antinuclear antibody is associated with a more advanced fibrosis and lower RNA levels of hepatitis C virus in patients with chronic hepatitis C.
Journal of clinical pathology - 1 Mar 2008
Hsieh M-Y, Dai C-Y, Lee L-P, Huang J-F, Tsai W-C, Hou N-J, Lin Z-Y, Chen S-C, Wang L-Y, Chang W-Y, Chuang W-L, Yu M-L
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AIMS: Positive serum antinuclear antibody (ANA) is present in a number of patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of ANA in patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC) and to elucidate its clinical implications in virological and histologic...
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