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Effects of alcohol on the replication of hepatitis C virus.
Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire). Supplement - 1 Jan 1993
Sawada M, Takada A, Takase S, Takada N
Abstract excerpt
We have reported that hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA encoding the NS5 region (HCV-NS5) became negative following abstinence in some patients with alcoholic liver disease (ALD). In order to clarify the relationship between alcohol misuse (abuse) and the replication of HCV, serial changes of HCV-NS5 and the titer of HCV (HCV-titer) in blood after abstinence were studied in 11 male patients with ALD. Disappearance of...
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