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HCV genotypes in Northern Italy: a survey of 1368 histologically proven chronic hepatitis C patients.
Journal of hepatology - 1 Nov 1998
Roffi L, Ricci A, Ogliari C, Scalori A, Minola E, Colloredo G, Donada C, Ceriani R, Rinaldi G, Paris B, Fornaciari G, Morales R, Del Poggio P, Sangiovanni A, Buonocore M, Bellia V, Riboli P, Nava M C, Panizzuti F, Piperno A, Pozzi M, Pioltelli P, Mancia G
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) easily undergoes genomic changes, thus accounting for the presence of different genotypes, with different geographic distributions and different outcomes of chronic hepatitis. Type 1b is frequently found in advanced diseases; however, since this genotype is the most prevalent in older patients, the association with advanced age and severity of the disease is confounding....
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