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A retrospective study of hepatitis C virus carriers in a local endemic town in Japan. A possible presence of asymptomatic carrier.
Digestive diseases and sciences - 1 Feb 1995
Ohkoshi S, Tawaraya H, Kuwana K, Harada T, Watanabe M, Higuchi S, Kojima H, Kamimura T, Asakura H
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Chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma are the accepted sequelae of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. However, the real natural history of HCV infection is not still well understood. To approach this problem, we investigated 91 individuals positive for antibodies against HCV (anti-HCV), who have received annual liver function examination in a local town known to have had high carrier...
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