Hepatitis C Virus Therapy
Study results from Huntington Medical Research Institutes provide new insights into hepatitis c virus therapy
Published in Hepatitis Weekly, February 5th, 2007
Scientists discuss in "The emerging importance of chronic hepatitis C infection in Asian Americans" new findings in hepatitis C virus. "To study the demographics, epidemiology, and natural history of chronic hepatitis C in Asian Americans. This retrospective survey describes 260 Asian Americans with chronic hepatitis C referred to one tertiary center," scientists writing in the The American Journal of Gastroenterology report.
"Ninety-two percent of patients were born in Asia. Fifty-one percent reported a history of unsafe therapeutic injections, which was a risk factor only in those with exposure outside the United States (p <0.0001). A history of transfusion...
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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2007-02-05)
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