Association between ABO blood group and fibrosis severity in chronic hepatitis C infection

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1633-1636

  Poujol Robert, Armelle ^a   Boëlle, Pierre Yves ^a   Wendum, Dominique ^a   Poupon, Raoul ^a   Robert, Annie ^a  

^a HÔPITAL SAINT ANTOINE   (France)

Author keywords

ABO blood group; Chronic hepatitis C; Liver fibrosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; BLOOD CLOTTING; BLOOD GROUP ABO SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FIBROGENESIS; FIBROSIS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING;

ABO BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM; ADULT; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 33748607220     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-006-9121-5     Document Type: Article

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