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Insulin resistance is associated with progression to hepatic fibrosis in a cohort of HIV/hepatitis C virus-coinfected patients.
AIDS (London, England) - 10 Sept 2012
Hull Mark W, Rollet Kathleen, Moodie Erica E M, Walmsley Sharon, Cox Joseph, Potter Martin, Cooper Curtis, Pick Neora, Saeed Sahar, Klein Marina B
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OBJECTIVE: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is associated with higher insulin levels and insulin resistance. We evaluated factors associated with insulin resistance in a cohort of HIV/HCV-coinfected patients and determined the effect of insulin resistance on the development of hepatic fibrosis. METHODS: Data were analysed from 158 nondiabetic participants in a prospective Canadian cohort of HIV/HCV-coinfected...
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