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Chronic hepatitis C in children: a clinical and immunohistochemical comparative study with adult patients.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Dec 1998
García-Monzón C, Jara P, Fernández-Bermejo M, Hierro L, Frauca E, Camarena C, Díaz C, De la Vega A, Larrauri J, García-Iglesias C, Borque M J, Sanz P, García-Buey L, Moreno-Monteagudo J A, Moreno-Otero R
Abstract excerpt
Limited information is available regarding the characteristics of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in children. We compared the epidemiological background along with the virological and histological features as well as the intrahepatic immunologic phenotype of both children and adults with chronic hepatitis C (CHC). Serum samples of 24 pediatric and 32 adult patients were drawn for alanine transaminase (ALT)...
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