Article
Hepatitis C virus and its genotypes in patients suffering from chronic hepatitis C with or without a cryoglobulinemia-related syndrome.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Nov 1994
Willems M, Sheng L, Roskams T, Ramdani B, Doutrelepont J M, Nevens F, Durez P, Treille S, Adler M, Desmet V
Abstract excerpt
Recently, evidence has been presented for a possible association between hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and essential mixed cryoglobulinemia (EMC). Eleven consecutive patients with EMC and two with cryoglobulinemia type I were examined for the presence of markers of HCV infection. Eleven of 13 patients (10 with EMC and 1 with type I cryoglobulinemia) had anti-HCV antibodies (as determined by a second...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Base Sequence
- Chronic Disease
- Cryoglobulinemia
- Cryoglobulins
- Female
- Genotype
- Hepacivirus
- Hepatitis Antibodies
- Hepatitis C
