Article
Hepatitis C genotypes in Australian haemophilia patients.
Australian and New Zealand journal of medicine - 1 Dec 1996
Baker R I, Smith J, Eikelboom J, Leahy B, Kay I, Lavis N, Palladino S, Cheng W, Price J, Mews C
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Differences in the hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype influence the severity of HCV related liver disease and response to interferon therapy. HCV infection is frequent in Australian haemophilia patients who have been exposed repeatedly to multiple HCV genotypes through non HCV virally i...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Australia
- Genome, Viral
- Genotype
- Hemophilia A
- Hepacivirus
- Hepatitis C
- Humans
- Middle Aged
- Polymerase Chain Reaction