Serum HCV RNA Levels Correlate with Histological Liver Damage and Concur with Steatosis in Progression of Chronic Hepatitis C
- 1 January 2001
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Digestive Diseases and Sciences
- Vol. 46 (8) , 1677-1683
- https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1010697319589
Abstract
The role of HCV RNA levels and host factors in the severity of liver injury was studied. Enrolled were 298 consecutive liver biopsy-proven chronic hepatitis (CH) C patients (179 men; median age: 52...Keywords
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