Article
Prevalence of abnormal glycometabolism in treatment-naive patients with hepatitis C virus infection in a Chinese Han population.
Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology - 1 Jun 2015
Rao Huiying, Wei Lai, Li Hong, Yang Ruifeng, Zhang Haiying, Shang Jia, Chen Hong, Li Jun, Xie Qing, Gao Zhiliang, Wang Lei, Wei Jia, Jiang Jianning, Sun Yongtao
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIM: The hepatitis C virus (HCV) may promote pancreatic β-cell apoptosis-like cell death through a caspase 3-dependent pathway, initiating the onset of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM); however, the risk factors for development of T2DM and other abnormal glycometabolic factors in HCV patients of the Chinese Han ethnicity have been poorly explored. METHODS: A total of 947 patients Chinese Han...
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