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An updated follow-up of chronic hepatitis C after three decades of observation in pediatric patients cured of malignancy.
Pediatric blood & cancer - 15 Jul 2010
Cesaro Simone, Bortolotti Flavia, Petris Maria Grazia, Brugiolo Alessandra, Guido Maria, Carli Modesto
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BACKGROUND: The aim of the study was to evaluate the clinical characteristics and the long-term outcome of chronic hepatitis C in a cohort of Caucasian children cured of pediatric malignancy. PROCEDURE: The study population included 83 consecutive patients, referred to our Center with a diagnosis of leukemia/lymphoma (50) or solid tumors (33) between 1977 and 1989 and infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) during...
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