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Changes in characteristics of patients with hepatitis C virus-related cirrhosis from the beginning of the interferon-free era.
World journal of gastroenterology - 7 Apr 2023
Brzdęk Michał, Zarębska-Michaluk Dorota, Rzymski Piotr, Lorenc Beata, Kazek Adam, Tudrujek-Zdunek Magdalena, Janocha-Litwin Justyna, Mazur Włodzimierz, Dybowska Dorota, Berak Hanna, Parfieniuk-Kowerda Anna, Klapaczyński Jakub, Sitko Marek, Sobala-Szczygieł Barbara, Piekarska Anna, Flisiak Robert
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BACKGROUND: Nearly 290000 patients with chronic hepatitis C die annually from the most severe complications of the disease. One of them is liver cirrhosis, which occurs in about 20% of patients chronically infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV). Direct-acting antivirals (DAAs), which replaced interferon (IFN)-based regimens, significantly improved the prognosis of this group of patients, increasing HCV...
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