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Does HEV-3 subtype play a role in the severity of acute hepatitis E?
Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver - 1 Feb 2020
Abravanel Florence, Dimeglio Chloé, Castanier Mathilde, Péron Jean-Marie, Kamar Nassim, Lhomme Sébastien, Izopet Jacques
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Hepatitis E virus genotype 3 (HEV-3) is a major aetiologic agent of acute hepatitis in industrialized countries. Two main HEV-3 subtypes are found in Europe: subtypes 3c and 3f. We have analysed the clinical and biological parameters from 100 French immunocompetent patients with an HEV subtype 3f or subtype 3c infection, included in a prospective multicentre study. Stepwise regression analysis found that...
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