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Variation of transaminases, HCV-RNA levels and Th1/Th2 cytokine production during the post-partum period in pregnant women with chronic hepatitis C.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Ruiz-Extremera Angeles, Muñoz-Gámez José Antonio, Abril-Molina Ana, Salmerón-Ruiz María Angustias, Muñoz-de-Rueda Paloma, Pavón-Castillero Esther José, Quiles-Pérez Rosa, Carazo Angel, Gila Ana, Jimenez-Ruiz Sergio Manuel, Casado Jorge, Martín Ana Belén, Sanjuán-Núñez Laura, Ocete-Hita Esther, Viota Julián López, León Josefa, Salmerón Javier
Abstract excerpt
This study analyses the evolution of liver disease in women with chronic hepatitis C during the third trimester of pregnancy and the post-partum period, as a natural model of immune modulation and reconstitution. Of the 122 mothers recruited to this study, 89 were HCV-RNA+ve/HIV-ve and 33 were HCV-RNA-ve/HIV-ve/HCVantibody+ve and all were tested during the third trimester of pregnancy, at delivery and...
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