Occult HCV infection: an unexpected finding in a population unselected for hepatic disease.

Occult HCV infection: an unexpected finding in a population unselected for hepatic disease.

BACKGROUND:Occult Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a new pathological entity characterized by presence of liver disease and absence or very low levels of detectable HCV-RNA in serum. Abnormal values of liver enzymes and presence of replicative HCV-RNA in peripheral blood mononuclear cells are al...

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Main Authors: Laura De Marco, Anna Gillio-Tos, Valentina Fiano, Guglielmo Ronco, Vittorio Krogh, Domenico Palli, Salvatore Panico, Rosario Tumino, Paolo Vineis, Franco Merletti, Lorenzo Richiardi, Carlotta Sacerdote
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-12-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2780719?pdf=render

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