Serum HCV-RNA and liver histologic findings in patients with long-term normal transaminases

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1703-1707

  Montalto, G ^a   Zignego, A Linda ^b   Ruggeri, M Irene ^b   Giannini, C ^b   Soresi, M ^b   Monti, Monica ^b   Carroccio, A ^b   Careccia, Grazia ^b   Martino, Daniela D I ^b   Giannelli, Francesca ^b  

^a Cattedra di Medicina Interna   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Aminotransferases; Asymptomatic carrier; Hepatitis C virus; Liver histology

Indexed keywords

AMINOTRANSFERASE; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; AGED; AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LIVER BIOPSY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIREMIA; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS TYPING;

ADULT; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ENZYME TESTS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GENOME, VIRAL; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HUMANS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LIVER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RNA, VIRAL; VIREMIA;

EID: 9844233164     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018813532098     Document Type: Article

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