Hepatic iron stainings in chronic hepatitis C patients with low HCV RNA levels: A predictive marker for IFN therapy

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 92, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1463-1466

  Akiyoshi, Fuyuhiko ^a   Sata, Michio ^a   Uchimura, Yasuyo ^a   Suzuki, Hiroshi ^a   Tanikawa, Kyuichi ^a  

^a KURUME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; INTERFERON; RNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; DNA DETERMINATION; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS HEPATITIS;

ADULT; AGED; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; COLORING AGENTS; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; FERRITINS; FORECASTING; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS, CHRONIC; HUMANS; INTERFERON TYPE I, RECOMBINANT; IRON; LIVER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RNA, VIRAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030766166     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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