Clinical, virological, immunological, and pathological significance of GB virus C/hepatitis G infection in patients with chronic hepatitis C

Hepatology Research

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 225-236

  Chu, Chen Wei ^a   Hwang, Shinn Jang ^a   Luo, Jiing Chyuan ^a   Wang, Yuan Jen ^a   Lu, Rei Hwa ^a   Lai, Chiung Ru ^a   Tsay, Shyh Haw ^a   Li, Chung Pin ^a   Wu, Jaw Ching ^a   Chang, Full Young ^a   Lee, Shou Dong ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Autoantibody; Chronic hepatitis C; Cryoglobulinemia; GB virus C hepatitis G virus; GBV C HGV RNA; Hepatitis C viral genotype; Hepatitis C viral RNA; Histological activity index

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; AUTOANTIBODY; CRYOGLOBULIN; SINGLE STRANDED RNA; SMOOTH MUSCLE ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT INJURY; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CELL AGGREGATION; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOGLOBULINEMIA; FEMALE; FLAVIVIRUS; GENDER; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS G VIRUS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOLOGY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LIVER NECROSIS; LYMPH FOLLICLE; LYMPHOCYTE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA VIRUS; SERUM; STEATOSIS; SUPERINFECTION; VIROLOGY; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0035078720     PISSN: 13866346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1386-6346(00)00107-8     Document Type: Article

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