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Circulating autoantibodies to endogenous erythropoietin are associated with chronic hepatitis C virus infection-related anemia.
Hepatobiliary & pancreatic diseases international : HBPD INT - 1 Jun 2017
Tsiakalos Aristotelis, Voumvas Theoharis, Psarris Alexandros, Oikonomou Christina K, Ziogas Dimitrios C, Ketikoglou Ioannis, Hatzis Grigorios, Sipsas Nikolaos V
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BACKGROUND: Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is associated with autoimmune phenomena and is often complicated by anemia. Circulating autoantibodies to endogenous erythropoietin (anti-EPO) have been detected in patients with chronic viral infections and were correlated to anemia. The present study aimed to determine anti-EPO prevalence in patients with chronic HCV infection and investigate its possible...
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