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Prevalence and clinical expression of HCV-genotypes in haemodialysis-patients of two geographically remote countries: Belgium and Saudi-Arabia.
Clinical nephrology - 1 Apr 1997
Bosmans J L, Nouwen E J, Behets G, Gorteman K, Huraib S O, Shaheen F A, Maertens G, Verpooten G A, Elseviers M M, de Broe M E
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Hepatitis C virus is the leading cause of acute and chronic liver disease in hemodialysis patients. There are at least six major HCV-genotypes, with a well documented geographical distribution in the general population. Moreover, HCV-genotype is one of the major determinants of the therapeutic response to Interferon Alpha in affected patients. Since the therapeutic outcome in HCV-positive hemodialysis patients,...
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