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Clinical characteristics of patients with hepatitis C virus-related chronic liver disease seropositive for anticentromere antibody.
Digestive diseases and sciences - 1 Feb 2009
Himoto Takashi, Nakai Seiji, Kinekawa Fumihiko, Yoneyama Hirohito, Deguchi Akihiro, Kurokochi Kazutaka, Masaki Tsutomu, Senda Shoichi, Haba Reiji, Watanabe Seishiro, Nishioka Mikio, Kuriyama Shigeki
Abstract excerpt
The association between anticentromere antibody (ACA) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection remains unclear. We subjected eight patients with HCV-related chronic liver disease (CLD) seropositive for ACA to a battery of clinical and laboratory tests. The patient cohort was dominated by females, an...
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