Article
Prevalence of HCV genotype among patients with chronic liver diseases in the Tokyo metropolitan area.
Journal of gastroenterology - 1 Oct 1994
Kobayashi M, Kumada H, Chayama K, Arase Y, Saitou S, Tsubota A, Koida I, Ikeda K, Hashimoto M, Iwasaki S
Abstract excerpt
We examined 613 Toranomon Hospital patients with HCV RNA-positive chronic liver disease to elucidate the viral genotype in the Tokyo metropolitan area. An epidemiological and clinical study was conducted in the 565 patients whose HCV genotype could be determined. The HCV genotypes found were type...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Child
- Chronic Disease
- Female
- Genotype
- Hepacivirus
- Hepatitis C
- Humans
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Diseases
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Tokyo
- Transfusion Reaction
