Hepatitis C Virus
Findings from Kyoto Prefectural University, Medical Department in hepatitis C virus reported
Published in Hepatitis Weekly, March 8th, 2010
"Steatosis is a histological finding associated with the progression of chronic hepatitis C. The aims of this study were to elucidate risk factors associated with steatosis and to evaluate the association between steatosis and hepatic expression of genes regulating lipid metabolism. We analyzed 297 Japanese patients infected with hepatitis C virus and a subgroup of 100 patients who lack metabolic factors for steatosis," researchers in Kyoto, Japan report.
"We determined intrahepatic mRNA levels of 18 genes regulating lipid metabolism in these 100 patients using real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. Levels of peroxisome proliferator-activated...
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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2010-03-08)
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