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Hepatitis C virus-related mixed cryoglobulinemia: is genetics to blame?
World journal of gastroenterology - 21 Dec 2013
Gragnani Laura, Fognani Elisa, Piluso Alessia, Zignego Anna Linda
Abstract excerpt
Mixed cryoglobulinemia (MC) is the extrahepatic manifestation most strictly correlated with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection; it is a benign autoimmune and lymphoproliferative disorder that evolves to lymphoma in 5%-10% of cases. MC is reputed to be a multistep and multifactorial process whose pathogenicity is still poorly understood. It is still unknown why only some chronically infected HCV patients develop MC...
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