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Insulin resistance and not steatosis is associated with modifications in oxidative stress markers in chronic hepatitis C, non-3 genotype.
Free radical research - 1 Dec 2009
Oliveira Ana C, Parise Edison R, Catarino Regina M, Lanzoni Valeria, Leite-Mor Mariliza M B, Simon Karin Argenti, Junqueira Virginia B C
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BACKGROUND: Modifications of oxidative stress are reported in hepatitis C. The relationship between insulin resistance (IR), steatosis and oxidative stress is not established. MATERIALS AND METHODS: One hundred and eighty-seven HCV-RNA patients were assessed by determination of biochemical, metabolic and viral features, HOMA-IR and morphological alterations. In the 52-non-3 genotypes sub-group and 35 healthy...
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