Cryoglobulinemia in hepatitis C virus chronic active hepatitis: Effects of interferon-α therapy

Journal of Interferon and Cytokine Research

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 585-588

  Casaril, Massimo ^a   Capra, Franco ^a   Gabrielli, Giovanni Battista ^a   Bassi, Antonella ^a   Squarzoni, Stefano ^a   Dagradi, Roberta ^a   De Maria, Elena ^a   Corrocher, Roberto ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b POLICLINICO BORGO ROMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYOGLOBULIN; LYMPHOBLAST INTERFERON; RECOMBINANT ALPHA2A INTERFERON; VIRUS RNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC ACTIVE HEPATITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOGLOBULINEMIA; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 0029814444     PISSN: 10799907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jir.1996.16.585     Document Type: Article

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