Article
Risk factors for cirrhosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection: results of a case-control study.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Sept 1997
Serfaty L, Chazouillères O, Poujol-Robert A, Morand-Joubert L, Dubois C, Chrétien Y, Poupon R E, Petit J C, Poupon R
Abstract excerpt
The role of the viral genotype, especially genotype 1b, in the severity of liver injury induced by chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is unclear, probably because of confounding factors such as the date and mode of contamination. Host genetic or environmental factors such as heterozygous MZ alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency or alcoholism, could also be potential risk factors for the development of cirrhosis....
Topics
- Adult
- Alcohol Drinking
- Alcoholism
- Blood Transfusion
- Case-Control Studies
- Female
- Genotype
- Hepacivirus
- Hepatitis C
- Humans
- Liver Cirrhosis