Article
Heterogeneity of hepatitis C virus genotypes in hemophilia: relationship with chronic liver disease.
Blood - 1 Mar 1995
Preston F E, Jarvis L M, Makris M, Philp L, Underwood J C, Ludlam C A, Simmonds P
Abstract excerpt
In this study we have determined the hepatitis C virus (HCV) serotype and genotype in a cohort of 96 HCV-infected hemophiliacs and have examined the relationship between HCV genotype and severity of chronic liver disease as determined by liver biopsy. HCV serotype was determined by specific enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) and genotype by restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) and HCV viral...
Topics
- Alanine Transaminase
- Biopsy
- Blood Coagulation Factors
- Cohort Studies
- Drug Contamination
- England
- Genetic Variation
- Genome, Viral
- Hemophilia A
- Hepacivirus
- Hepatitis C
