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Incidentally detected asymptomatic hepatitis C virus infection with significant fibrosis: Possible impacts on management.
Indian journal of pathology & microbiology - 1 Jan 2000
Gupta Rakesh Kumar, Sakhuja Puja, Majumdar Kaushik, Ali Shahajad, Srivastava Siddharth, Sachdeva Sanjeev, Sharma Barjesh C, Puri Amarender S
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Liver biopsy may be considered in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection to assess the severity of liver injury and stage of fibrosis, thereby guiding therapeutic decisions. In addition, advanced stage also necessitates surveillance for hepatocellular carcinoma. The aim of this study was to assess whether transaminase (alanine transaminase [ALT]) levels and RNA titers correlate with...
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