Article
Clinico-pathological significance of hepatitis C virus core antigen levels in chronic infection.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Nov 2013
Durante-Mangoni Emanuele, Vallefuoco Luca, Sorrentino Rosanna, Iossa Domenico, Perna Enzo, Molaro Rosa, Braschi Umberto, Zampino Rosa, Sodano Giuseppe, Adinolfi Luigi Elio, Utili Riccardo, Portella Giuseppe
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis C virus core antigen (HCVcoreAg) may be measured in serum with a sensitive, recently validated assay. Beyond its value as a marker of viral infection, there are little data on its relation with clinical, histological, and virological parameters. In this study, the significance of HCVcoreAg levels was studied in a prospective cohort of 114 patients with chronic hepatitis C. HCVcoreAg was measured by a...
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