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[Association of hyperhomocysteinemia with liver steatosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C].
Medicina clinica - 29 Jan 2011
Fernández-Miranda Consuelo, Manzano María Luisa, Fernández Inmaculada, López-Alonso Guadalupe, Gómez Pilar, Ayala Rosa, Lora David, Castellano Gregorio
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Liver steatosis in chronic hepatitis C (CHC) is related to viral and metabolic factors and likely to genetic factors. The aim of this study was to know if hyperhomocysteinemia and methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR)-C677T polymorphisms are associated with liver steatosis in nonalcoholic patients with CHC. PATIENTS AND METHOD: In 54 consecutive patients with CHC, alcohol...
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