Hepatitis C virus infection and myositis: A virus localization study

Neuromuscular Disorders

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 68-71

  Di Muzio, A ^a   Bonetti, B ^b   Capasso, M ^a   Panzeri, L ^b   Pizzigallo, E ^c   Rizzuto, N ^b   Uncini, A ^a  

^a Ospedale Clinicizzato SS Annunziata   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hepatitis C virus; Myositis; Virus localization

Indexed keywords

CD11B ANTIGEN; FIBRINOGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; VIRUS RNA;

AGED; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL INFILTRATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATION; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE BLOOD VESSEL; MUSCLE CELL; MYOSITIS; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA VIRUS;

AGED; FEMALE; FIBRINOGEN; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MYOSITIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA, VIRAL; VIRAL NONSTRUCTURAL PROTEINS;

EID: 0037211734     PISSN: 09608966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-8966(02)00184-0     Document Type: Article

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