Article
Prevalence of monoclonal gammopathies in patients with hepatitis C virus infection.
Annals of internal medicine - 15 Aug 1998
Andreone P, Zignego A L, Cursaro C, Gramenzi A, Gherlinzoni F, Fiorino S, Giannini C, Boni P, Sabattini E, Pileri S, Tura S, Bernardi M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: An association between monoclonal gammopathies and chronic liver diseases has been reported. OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of monoclonal gammopathies in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and the possible association of monoclonal gammopathies with HCV ge...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Bone Marrow
- Female
- Genotype
- Hepacivirus
- Hepatitis C, Chronic
- Humans
- Immunoelectrophoresis
- Immunohistochemistry
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Paraproteinemias
- Prevalence
- Prospective Studies