Detection, using a novel method, of a high prevalence of cryoglobulinemia in persistent hepatitis C virus infection

Hepatology Research

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 18-22

  Okuse, Chiaki ^a   Yotsuyanagi, Hiroshi ^a   Okazaki, Toshio ^b   Yasuda, Kiyomi ^c   Fujioka, Takahiro ^d   Tomoe, Masai ^a   Hashizume, Kiyoe ^a   Hayashi, Takeshi ^a   Suzuki, Michihiro ^a   Iwabuchi, Shogo ^a   Nagai, Tatsuo ^b   Iino, Shiro ^a  

^a ST MARIANNA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Kiyokawa Hospital   (Japan)

^d Mishuku Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cryoglobulinemia; Gel diffusion procedure; Hepatitis C; Precipitation method

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; CRYOGLOBULIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD GROUP TYPING; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPLEMENT HEMOLYSIS TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOGLOBULINEMIA; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIFFUSION; GEL; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRECIPITATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VIRUS CARRIER; VIRUS LOAD; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 0141493909     PISSN: 13866346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1386-6346(03)00189-X     Document Type: Article

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