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Association of diabetes mellitus and chronic hepatitis C virus infection.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Feb 1999
Mason A L, Lau J Y, Hoang N, Qian K, Alexander G J, Xu L, Guo L, Jacob S, Regenstein F G, Zimmerman R, Everhart J E, Wasserfall C, Maclaren N K, Perrillo R P
Abstract excerpt
While patients with liver disease are known to have a higher prevalence of glucose intolerance, preliminary studies suggest that hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection may be an additional risk factor for the development of diabetes mellitus. To further study the correlation of HCV infection and diabetes, we performed a retrospective analysis of 1,117 patients with chronic viral hepatitis and analyzed whether age,...
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