Association of extrahepatic manifestations with HLA class II alleles and with virus genotype in HCV infected patients

Journal of Biological Regulators and Homeostatic Agents

Volumn 19, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 17-22

  Sebastiani, G D ^a   Bellisai, F ^b   Caudai, C ^b   Rottoli, P ^b   Valensin, P E ^b   Pippi, L ^b   Morozzi, G ^b   Porciello, G ^c   Donvito, A ^b   Bilenchi, R ^b   Giannini, F ^b   Galeazzi, Mauro ^b  

^a SAN CAMILLO FORLANINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^c MISERICORDIA E DOLCE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Extra hepatic manifestations; HCV genotype; HCV infection; HLA; Immunological disorders

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; CARDIOLIPIN ANTIBODY; CRYOGLOBULIN; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 2; HLA DQ2 ANTIGEN; HLA DR5 ANTIGEN; HLA DR6 ANTIGEN; HLA DR7 ANTIGEN; RHEUMATOID FACTOR; SMOOTH MUSCLE ANTIBODY; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ALLELE; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CHRONIC ACTIVE HEPATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOGLOBULINEMIA; CYTOTOXICITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GENE LOCUS; GENOTYPE; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYALGIA; PORPHYRIA CUTANEA TARDA; PREVALENCE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAYNAUD PHENOMENON; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RISK FACTOR; SEROLOGY; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; VIROLOGY; VIRUS GENOME;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 26844443122     PISSN: 0393974X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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