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Natural clearance of hepatitis C virus in hemophilia patients.
Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) - 1 Jan 2008
Simanis Raimonds, Lejniece Sandra, Sochnevs Arturs, Eglite Jelena, Chernevska Gunta, Kovalova Zhanna, Gardovska Dace, Jeruma Agita, Kuse Velga, Viksna Ludmila
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence of HCV (hepatitis C virus) infection in hemophilia patients in Latvia and to analyze association between natural clearance of HCV and human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class II genes. MATERIAL AND METHODS: From 61 hemophilic patients participating in this study, 38 were adults and 23 were pediatric patients younger than 18 years. To analyze...
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