Hepatitis C Virus Risk Factors
Studies from H. Huang and co-researchers in the area of hepatitis C virus risk factors published
Published in Hepatitis Weekly, August 27th, 2007
Scientists discuss in "A 7 gene signature identifies the risk of developing cirrhosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C" new findings in hepatitis C virus. According to recent research published in the journal Hepatology, "Clinical factors such as age, gender, alcohol use, and age-at-infection influence the progression to cirrhosis but cannot accurately predict the risk of developing cirrhosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC). The aim of this study was to develop a predictive signature for cirrhosis in Caucasian patients."
"All patients had well-characterized liver histology and clinical factors; DNA was extracted from whole blood for genotyping. We...
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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2007-08-27)
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