Liver biopsy in chronic hepatitis C. Histopathology, molecular diagnostic analysis, and implications for therapeutic management;Bioptische diagnostik der hepatitis C: Morphologie, molekularpathologie und klinisch-therapeutische implikationen

Pathologe

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 362-368

  Dries, V ^a   Odenthal, M ^a   Schirmacher, P ^a   Dienes, H P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chronic hepatitis; Grading; Histomorphology; Molecular diagnosis; Staging

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ANAMNESIS; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEPATITIS C; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER BIOPSY; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; RNA ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SEROLOGY; STANDARD;

BIOPSY; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; LIVER; RNA, VIRAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0035174397     PISSN: 01728113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002920100486     Document Type: Review

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