Hepatitis C virus genotype 1 associated with massive steatosis of the liver and hypo-β-lipoproteinemia [3]

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 562-563

  Colloredo, Guido ^a,d   Sonzogni, Aurelio ^b   Rubbia Brandt, Laura ^c   Negro, Francesco ^c  

^a BOLOGNINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^d Medical Division   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; RECOMBINANT ALPHA2B INTERFERON; RIBAVIRIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BODY WEIGHT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTROPHORESIS; FATTY LIVER; FOLLOW UP; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOBETALIPOPROTEINEMIA; LETTER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 1242337384     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2003.11.027     Document Type: Letter

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