DNA oxidative damage in leukocytes correlates with the severity of HCV-related liver disease: Validation in an open population study

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 587-592

  Cardin, Romilda ^a   Saccoccio, Gioconda ^b   Masutti, Flora ^b   Bellentani, Stefano ^b   Farinati, Fabio ^a   Tiribelli, Claudio ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Fondo Studio Malattie del Fegato   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

8 Hydroxydeoxyguanosine; DNA oxidative damage; Hepatitis C virus related liver disease, Population study; Leukocytes

Indexed keywords

8 HYDROXYDEOXYGUANOSINE; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; VIRUS RNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DNA DAMAGE; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LEUKOCYTE ACTIVATION; LIVER CARCINOGENESIS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SCHOOL CHILD; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; DEOXYGUANOSINE; DNA; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTES; LIVER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REFERENCE VALUES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0035055699     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(00)00098-2     Document Type: Article

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