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HCV-related burden of disease in Europe : a systematic assessment of incidence, prevalence, morbidity, and mortality [PDF]
Background Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a leading cause of chronic liver disease, end-stage cirrhosis, and liver cancer, but little is known about the burden of disease caused by the virus.
Mühlberger, Nikolai +11 more
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Chronic hepatitis C (CHC) affects the activity of natural killer (NK) cells, but successful interferon- free treatment partially restores it. The goal of this study was to assess whether gender influences NK functionality.
Agata Zientarska +8 more
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A multi-variant, viral dynamic model of genotype 1 HCV to assess the in vivo evolution of protease-inhibitor resistant variants [PDF]
Variants resistant to compounds specifically targeting HCV are observed in clinical trials. A multi-variant viral dynamic model was developed to quantify the evolution and in vivo fitness of variants in subjects dosed with monotherapy of an HCV protease ...
Stefan Zeuzem +36 more
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Antiviral therapy of chronic hepatitis C: 30 years success story [PDF]
Exactly 30 years ago, hepatitis C virus was identified. Over the years, tremendous success has been achieved in the treatment of hepatitis C, which is currently considered to be an almost completely curable disease. The review presents the main stages in
D T Abdurakhmanov +9 more
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Adaptive mitochondrial mechanisms allow mitochondrial resilience and prevent the worsening of fibrosis, while deregulation of these mechanisms promotes the progression from no/minimal‐mild (F0‐F2) fibrosis to advanced fibrosis and cirrhosis (F3‐F4). Abstract Background and Aims Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection causes oxidative stress (OS) and alters ...
Dimitri Loureiro +17 more
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Attacking the public health crisis of hepatocellular carcinoma at its roots
Abstract As the third most common cause of cancer‐related death worldwide with significant mortality rates in the United States, hepatocellular carcinoma has strong association with cirrhosis and chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) with a growing at‐risk population from the rise in chronic liver disease from alcohol use and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
Hannah M. Lee +3 more
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OE-Abiodun/HIV-HCV-COINFECTION-SIM-CODE: HIV-HCV Co-infection [PDF]
MAPLE SIMULATION CODE FOR HIV-HCV MODEL.zip Full Changelog: https://github.com/OE-Abiodun/HIV-HCV-COINFECTION-SIM-CODE/commits/v3.0.
Oluwakemi Elizabeth Abiodun
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Association Between DEPDC5 and PNPLA3 Variants and the Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in HCV-Infected Patients in Egypt [PDF]
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most prevalent and life-threatening form of liver cancer worldwide. In Egypt, HCC ranks as the second most common cancer in men and the sixth most common in women.
Osama Roshdy +4 more
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Involvement of extracellular nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (eNAMPT, i.e., visfatin or pre-B-cell colony-enhancing factor), a cancer metabokine, in chronically hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected (CHC) patients with sustained virological responses ...
Ming-Ling Chang +5 more
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Boceprevir for Previously Treated Chronic HCV Genotype 1 Infection
BACKGROUND In patients with chronic infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1 who do not have a sustained response to therapy with peginterferon–ribavirin, outcomes after retreatment are suboptimal.
B. Bacon +13 more
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