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Increased frequency of HLA DR13 in hepatitis C virus carriers with persistently normal ALT levels.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Jan 1996
Kuzushita N, Hayashi N, Katayama K, Hiramatsu N, Yasumaru M, Murata H, Shimizu Y, Yamazaki T, Fushimi H, Kotoh K, Kasahara A, Fusamoto H, Kamada T
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to clarify the relationship between human leukocyte antigen DR allele distribution and the degree of liver cell injury of hepatitis C virus (HCV) carriers in Japan. The subjects, 68 HCV carriers, were divided into two groups according to the laboratory data and liver histology. Those in the asymptomatic carrier group (n = 19) had normal ALT levels persistently for 8-153 months (mean 25.7...
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