Hepatitis C viral load, genotype and histological severity in patients with bleeding disorders

Haemophilia

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 49-55

  Ahmed, M M ^a   Mutimer, D J ^a   Martin, B ^a   Elias, E ^a   Wilde, J T ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genotype; Haemophilia; Hepatitis C virus; Histological activity; HIV; Quantitative PCR

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING DISORDER; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEMOPHILIA A; HEMOPHILIA B; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER HISTOLOGY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS LOAD; VON WILLEBRAND DISEASE;

ADULT; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEMORRHAGIC DISORDERS; HEPACIVIRUS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; LIVER; MALE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TITRIMETRY; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 0033008920     PISSN: 13518216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2516.1999.00189.x     Document Type: Article

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