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Detection of the hepatitis C virus antigen in kidney tissue from infected patients with various glomerulonephritis.
Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association - 1 Sept 2009
Cao Yali, Zhang Youkang, Wang Suxia, Zou Wanzhong
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BACKGROUND: Several studies have postulated a causal link between hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and renal diseases through the induction of cryoglobulinaemia. However, the detection of viral antigens within kidneys of HCV-infected patients has proved to be difficult. We studied a cohort of Chinese HCV-infected patients with various glomerulonephritis (GN) in an attempt to detect HCV antigens within their...
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