Diagnostics (HCV)
"Solution-Phase Detection of Hepatitis C Virus RNA in Explanted Livers with Different Kinds of Cirrhosis."
Published in Blood Weekly, February 9th, 1998
According to an abstract submitted by the authors to the Falk Symposium, No 102 on Cholestatic Liver Diseases, held October 1-2, 1997, in Freiburg, Germany, "Aims: HCV infection in a patient before liver transplantation is mainly based on the detection of HCV RNA or anti-HCV antibodies in blood. The present study was undertaken to correlate this 'blood borne' diagnosis with the detection of viral RNA in liver tissue and to determine a role of HCV in cirrhosis not attributed to HCV infection. Methods: Sixty-eight livers explanted for different kinds of cirrhosis were examined. Twenty-two liver cirrhosis were alcohol induced, eleven and twelve cases were preoperatively...
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Source: Blood Weekly (1998-02-09)
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