Cryoglobulinemic neuropathy related to hepatitis C virus infection: Clinical, laboratory and neurophysiological study

Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 131-138

  Caniatti, Luisa M ^a   Tugnoli, Valeria ^a   Eleopra, Roberto ^a   Tralli, Guido ^a   Bassi, Renzo ^b   De Grandis, Domenico ^a  

^a S ANNA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Ospedale Civile di Legnano   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hepatitis C virus; Interferon ; Mixed cryoglobulinemia; Multineuropathy; Polymerase chain reaction; Polyneuropathy

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; VIRUS ANTIBODY; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; CRYOGLOBULINEMIA; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE CONDUCTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYNEUROPATHY; VIROLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CRYOGLOBULINEMIA; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; INTERFERON-ALPHA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYNEUROPATHIES; RNA, VIRAL;

EID: 0030307571     PISSN: 10859489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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