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Genotype 3 Infection: The Last Stand of Hepatitis C Virus.
Drugs - 1 Feb 2017
Chan Austin, Patel Keyur, Naggie Susanna
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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) represents a significant global disease burden, with an estimated 130-150 million people worldwide living with chronic HCV infection. Within the six major clinical HCV genotypes, genotype 3 represents 22-30% of all infection and is described as a unique entity with higher rates of steatosis, faster progression to cirrhosis, and higher rates of hepatocellular carcinoma. Hepatic steatosis in...
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