Relationship between alcoholic liver disease and HCV infection.

doi:10.1093/alcalc/28.supplement_1a.77

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Relationship between alcoholic liver disease and HCV infection.

Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire). Supplement - 1 Jan 1993

Takase S, Takada N, Sawada M, Tsutsumi M, Takada A

Abstract excerpt

The high prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) markers in alcoholic liver cirrhosis (AL-LC) and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) suggests a close aetiopathogenic relationship between alcoholic liver disease (ALD) and HCV infection. In the present study, HCV markers in ALD were measured by the highl...

Topics

Adult
Aged
Alcoholism
Genotype
Hepacivirus
Hepatitis C
Humans
Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic
Liver Diseases, Alcoholic
Male
Middle Aged
Prevalence
RNA, Viral

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