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Immunopathogenesis of HCV-related endocrine manifestations in chronic hepatitis and mixed cryoglobulinemia.
Autoimmunity reviews - 1 Oct 2008
Antonelli Alessandro, Ferri Clodoveo, Ferrari Silvia Martina, Colaci Michele, Fallahi Poupak
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) is known to be responsible for both hepatic and extrahepatic diseases (HCV-related extrahepatic diseases = HCV-EHDs). The most important systemic HCV-EHDs are mixed cryoglobulinemia and lymphoproliferative disorders, while the most frequent and clinically important endocrine HCV-EHDs are thyroid disorders and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D). From a meta-analysis of the literature a...
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