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Investigation of chronic hepatitis C infection in individuals with haemophilia: assessment of invasive and non-invasive methods.
British journal of haematology - 1 Jul 1996
Hanley J P, Jarvis L M, Andrews J, Dennis R, Lee R, Simmonds P, Piris J, Hayes P, Ludlam C A
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is the major cause of chronic liver disease in individuals with haemophilia. A wide spectrum of disease severity is found in this group, ranging from mild hepatitis to cirrhosis. We have studied a cohort of 87 anti-HCV positive haemophiliacs who have been infected with HCV for 10-25 years and assessed the relative value of invasive and non-invasive methods of evaluating liver...
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