Effects of alcohol on the replication of hepatitis C virus.

doi:10.1093/alcalc/28.supplement_1b.85

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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

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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 a...

Topics

Adult
Genotype
Hepacivirus
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis, Chronic
Humans
Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic
Liver Diseases, Alcoholic
Male
Polymerase Chain Reaction
RNA, Viral
Virus Replication

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