Natural history of vertically acquired HCV infection and associated autoimmune phenomena

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 173, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1025-1031

  Garazzino, Silvia ^a,c   Calitri, Carmelina ^a   Versace, Antonella ^a   Alfarano, Alda ^a   Scolfaro, Carlo ^a   Bertaina, Chiara ^a,b   Vatrano, Simona ^a   Mignone, Federica ^a   Licciardi, Francesco ^a   Gabiano, Clara ^a   Tovo, Pier Angelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c REGINA MARGHERITA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cryoglobulinemia; Hepatitis C; Mother to child transmission; Non organ specific autoantibodies

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; AUTOANTIBODY; CRYOGLOBULIN; ANTI-LIVER KIDNEY MICROSOME ANTIBODY; ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; VIRUS RNA;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASYMPTOMATIC INFECTION; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRYOGLOBULINEMIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELASTOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; LIVER FIBROSIS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRAL CLEARANCE; VIREMIA; BLOOD; DISEASE COURSE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GENETICS; HEPACIVIRUS; IMMUNOLOGY; MITOCHONDRION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMOOTH MUSCLE; TRANSMISSION; VIROLOGY; VIRUS LOAD;

ADOLESCENT; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ANTIBODIES, ANTINUCLEAR; AUTOANTIBODIES; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRYOGLOBULINEMIA; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; MALE; MITOCHONDRIA; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RNA, VIRAL; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 84904433205     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: 14321076     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-014-2286-6     Document Type: Article

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