Distribution of hepatitis C virus RNA in the liver and its relation to histopathological changes.

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0676.1996.tb00704.x

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Distribution of hepatitis C virus RNA in the liver and its relation to histopathological changes.

Liver - 1 Feb 1996

Kojima S, Tanaka Y, Enomoto N, Marumo F, Sato C

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To investigate a cellular mode of HCV-infection in the liver and its pathological implications in relation to histopathological changes or clinical data, we studied the distribution of HCV-RNA in the livers of 21 patients with HCV-related chronic liver disease (chronic active hepatitis, 14 cases;...

Topics

Alanine Transaminase
Biopsy
Cytoplasm
DNA Probes
DNA, Complementary
Digoxigenin
Genotype
Hepacivirus
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis, Chronic
Histocytochemistry
Humans
In Situ Hybridization
Liver
RNA, Viral

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