Article
Hepatitis C virus and liver diseases.
Pathology international - 1 Feb 1994
Esumi M, Shikata T
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) was identified molecularly and a procedure for its diagnosis was developed. In Japan, 70-80% of all cases of chronic liver disease, including hepatocellular carcinoma, are associated with HCV infection. Hepatitis C virus is a typical RNA virus with a high mutation rate. At...
Topics
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Hepacivirus
- Hepatitis C
- Humans
- Japan
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Mutation
