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Hepatitis C virus diversity and hepatic steatosis.
Journal of viral hepatitis - 1 Feb 2013
Roingeard P
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is closely associated with lipid metabolism defects throughout the viral lifecycle, with hepatic steatosis frequently observed in patients with chronic HCV infection. Hepatic steatosis is most common in patients infected with genotype 3 viruses, possibly due to direct effects of genotype 3 viral proteins. Hepatic steatosis in patients infected with other genotypes is thought to...
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