Autoantibodies and hepatitis C virus genotypes in chronic hepatitis C patients in Estonia

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 488-491

  Zusinaite, Eva ^a   Metsküla, Kaja ^a   Salupere, Riina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Autoantibodies; Chronic hepatitis C; HCV genotypes

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; AUTOANTIBODY; MICROSOME ANTIBODY; PARIETAL CELL ANTIBODY; RETICULIN; SMOOTH MUSCLE ANTIBODY; THYROID ANTIBODY;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTONIA; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEROPREVALENCE; SEX RATIO;

EID: 13244277787     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i4.488     Document Type: Article

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