Hepatitis C virus genotype in anti-HCV-positive hemodialysed patients.

doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.ndt.a027145

Article

Hepatitis C virus genotype in anti-HCV-positive hemodialysed patients.

Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association - 1 Nov 1996

Colleoni N, Bucci R, Ribero M L, Zhou J, D'Amico G, Tagger A

Abstract excerpt

We investigated the influence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes on the clinical course of HCV infection in a haemodialysis population. In June 1991, a 4 year prospective follow-up programme was implemented in 184 consecutive haemodialysis patients. Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and gamma glut...

Topics

Antibodies, Viral
Genome, Viral
Genotype
Hepacivirus
Hepatitis C
Humans
Renal Dialysis

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