Progression of hepatic fibrosis in patients with hepatitis C: a prospective repeat liver biopsy study
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- 1 March 2004
- Vol. 53 (3) , 451-455
- https://doi.org/10.1136/gut.2003.021691
Abstract
Background: The natural history of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection remains uncertain. Previous data concerning rates of progression are from studies using estimated dates of infection and single liver biopsy scores. We prospectively studied the rate of progression of fibrosis in HCV infected patients by repeat liver biopsies without intervening treatment.Keywords
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