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Racial differences in the progression to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma in HCV-infected veterans.

The American journal of gastroenterology - 1 Sept 2014

El-Serag Hashem B, Kramer Jennifer, Duan Zhigang, Kanwal Fasiha

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OBJECTIVES: The race of patients infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) in the United States may be associated with the risk for cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, previous studies are too small to provide convincing data regarding the effect of race on cirrhosis and HCC risk after accounting for demographic, clinical, and virological factors. METHODS: We used the Veterans Administration (VA)...

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PMID: 25070058
DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2014.214

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