Virological characterization and liver histology in HCV positive subjects with normal and elevated ALT levels

Liver

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 133-138

  Rossini, Angelo ^a,c   Ravaggi, Antonella ^a   Agostinelli, Enrica ^a   Bereich, Luisa ^a   Gazzola, Gian Biattista ^a   Radaeli, Enrico ^a   Callea, Francesco ^b   Cariani, Elisabetta ^b  

^a General Hospital of Brescia   (Italy)

^b Hospital of Chiari   (Italy)

^c SPEDALI CIVILI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Competitive polymerase chain reaction (PCR); HCV genotypes; HCV RNA; HCV RNA titer; Histological activity index

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER HISTOLOGY; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; VIROLOGY;

EID: 0030746459     PISSN: 01069543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0676.1997.tb00795.x     Document Type: Article

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