HCV infection and chronic arthritis: Does viral replication matter?

Hepatology Research

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 238-241

  Tarantino, G ^a   Riccio, A ^a   Spano A ^a   Loi, G ^a   Padula, S ^a   Ladogana, P ^a   Postiglione, L ^a   Scarpa, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arthritis; Chronic hepatitis; HCV

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; CRYOGLOBULIN; CYCLIC CITRULLINATED PEPTIDE ANTIBODY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY; KERATIN ANTIBODY; RHEUMATOID FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CHRONIC ARTHRITIS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT SELECTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SEROLOGY; VIRUS REPLICATION;

EID: 33746545765     PISSN: 13866346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hepres.2006.03.013     Document Type: Article

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