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Hepatitis C genotype 3 disease.
Hepatology international - 1 Nov 2016
Kattakuzhy Sarah, Levy Rachel, Rosenthal Elana, Tang Lydia, Wilson Eleanor, Kottilil Shyam
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis C genotype 3 (GT-3) infection comprises up to 30 % of all HCV infections worldwide, with roughly 54.3 million cases concentrated in South and Southeast Asia. Longitudinal studies have demonstrated significantly increased rates of steatosis, fibrosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma in GT-3 disease, thus distinguishing this genotype as both the most difficult and urgent to treat. However, novel...
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