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Liver fibrosis stage and HCV genotype distribution in HIV-HCV coinfected patients with persistently normal transaminases.
AIDS research and human retroviruses - 1 Jun 2007
Maida Ivana, Soriano Vincent, Barreiro Pablo, Rivas Pablo, Labarga Pablo, Núñez Marina
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected patients with normal transaminases may show significant liver damage. The proportion of subjects with alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels within normal limits was examined in HIV-infected patients never exposed to interferon and with detectable plasma HCV-RNA on regular follow-up at one single institution. Liver fibrosis was evaluated using transient elastography (FibroScan)....
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