Epidemiology

Study Suggests Blacks with Hepatitis C Less Likely to Become Free of Virus

Published in Virus Weekly, August 8th, 2000

Studies have shown that many hepatitis C patients recover from the liver-threatening disease, but new research suggests black people are much less likely to become free of the virus than whites.

A study by Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine researchers showed that white people are about five times more likely to become virus-free than blacks.

The study, which appeared in the July 26, 2000, issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, was not designed to explain the disparity, although lead researcher Dr. David L. Thomas speculated that genetics might be a possible cause.

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