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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes and the influence of HCV subtype 1b on the progression of chronic hepatitis C in Korea: a single center experience.
Clinical and molecular hepatology - 1 Jun 2012
Cho Eun Ju, Jeong Su Hyeon, Han Byung Hoon, Lee Sang Uk, Yun Byung Chul, Park Eun Taek
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BACKGROUND/AIMS: There is some controversy regarding whether or not hepatitis C virus (HCV) subtype 1b is more influential than non-1b subtypes on the progression of chronic hepatitis (CH) C to liver cirrhosis (LC) and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed 823 patients with chronic HCV infection, including 443 CH patients, 264 LC patients, and 116 HCC patients, who were HCV RNA...
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