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Genetic Variation in the IL-6 and HLA-DQB1 Genes Is Associated with Spontaneous Clearance of Hepatitis C Virus Infection. [PDF]

, 2016
Background. Millions of people are infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) worldwide and 30% spontaneously clear the infection. Reasons for HCV clearance without antiviral treatment are not well understood. Methods.
Belitskaya-Lévy, Ilana, Chary, Aarthi, Holodniy, Mark, Lazzeroni, Laura C, Monto, Alexander, Ryan, James, Waldron, Paul Ravi, Winters, Mark, Won, Johann   +8 more
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Mitochondrial stress in advanced fibrosis and cirrhosis associated with chronic hepatitis B, chronic hepatitis C, or nonalcoholic steatohepatitis

Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022
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, Issam Tout, Stéphanie Narguet, Cheikh Mohamed Bed, Morgane Roinard, Ahmad Sleiman, Nathalie Boyer, Nathalie Pons‐Kerjean, Corinne Castelnau, Nathalie Giuly, Dorothy Tonui, Vassili Soumelis, Jamel El Benna, Patrick Soussan, Richard Moreau, Valérie Paradis, Abdellah Mansouri, Tarik Asselah   +17 more
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Phylogeography, Risk Factors and Genetic History of Hepatitis C Virus in Gabon, Central Africa [PDF]

, 2012
BACKGROUND: The epidemiological and molecular characteristics of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in the general population have been poorly investigated in Africa.
Besson, Guillaume, Caron, Mélanie, Kazanji, Mirdad, Leroy, Eric, Makuwa, Maria, Ndong-Atome, Guy-Roger, Njouom, Richard, Nkoghé, Dieudonné, Pouillot, Régis   +8 more
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CCR5Δ32 in HCV infection, HCV/HIV co-infection, and HCV-related diseases

Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 2018
Although a potential involvement of the CCR5Δ32 variant has already been suggested in relation to susceptibility to hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, data from the literature is still quite controversial. Thus, our study evaluated the influence of the CCR5Δ32 allele variant in HCV infection, HCV/HIV co-infection, and HCV-related diseases in ...
Joel Henrique Ellwanger, Bruna Kulmann Leal, Jacqueline María Valverde-Villegas, Daniel Simon, Camila Guerra Marangon, Vanessa Suñé Mattevi, Rosmeri Kuhmmer Lazzaretti, Eduardo Sprinz, Regina Kuhmmer, José Artur Bogo Chies   +9 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Attacking the public health crisis of hepatocellular carcinoma at its roots

Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022
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, Steven D. Lidofsky, Tamar H. Taddei, Lisa J. Townshend‐Bulson   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluating the utility of public-facing jail registers to inform public health practice, Washington state 2023

BMC Public Health
Background Data on criminal justice system involvement can support public health efforts in ways that have been recognized for decades, but data protections and jurisdictional boundaries can make data sharing difficult.
Steven Erly, Richard J. Lechtenberg, Vasiliki Georgoulas-Sherry, Anna Berzkalns, Allison Moore, Julia C. Dombrowski, Jennifer E. Balkus   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prevalence of transfusion-transmitted infections among blood donors in Koforidua, Ghana, 2016

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health
Introduction: Transfusion-transmitted infections (TTIs) are infections of public health concern since they have the potential to be transferred from person to person through blood transfusion. This study determined the prevalence of HIV, HBV, HCV, and
Holy Alomatu, Bismark Sarfo, Ernest Kenu, Donne Kofi Ameme, Edwin Andrew Afari, Samuel Oko Sackey, Kofi Mensah Nyarko   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sustained virological response 12 versus sustained virological response 24 as evaluation endpoints in chronic hepatitis C virus Egyptian patients treated with sofosbuvir-based regimens

The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine, 2019
Background The recommended reliance on 12 weeks posttreatment sustained virological response (SVR12) instead of SVR24 was validated for treatment evaluation. Aim Judging claimed concordance between SVR12 and SVR24.
Maha M Elsabaawy, Khalid Gameel, Heba Eldemerdash, Talaat Zakareia, Mahmoud Eltahawy, Marry Albert, Marwa Fekry, Enas Ouda, Helmy Elshazly, Ashraf Eljaky   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Reduction of Liver Fibrosis After Treatment with Elbasvir/Grazoprevir in Patients with Hepatitis C Infection in Chronic Kidney Disease on Hemodialysis, a Quasi-Experimental Study

The Indonesian Journal of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Digestive Endoscopy, 2021
Background: Approximately 5-60% of hemodialysis patients have comorbid of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. The survival rate of hemodialysis patients HCV is lower than those without HCV due to the risk of liver fibrosis and cardiovascular disease.
Bayu Laksono, Nenny Agustanti, Rudi Supriyadi, Muhammad Begawan Bestari, Siti Aminah Abdurachman   +4 more
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Diminishing Use of Liver Biopsy among Liver Transplant Recipients for Hepatitis C. [PDF]

, 2017
Background and Aims: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) cirrhosis is the leading indication for liver transplantation in the United States and recurrent HCV following liver transplantation is a major cause of allograft loss and mortality.
Aby, Elizabeth, Agopian, Vatche, Busuttil, Ronald W, French, Samuel W, Grotts, Jonathan F, Jimenez, Melissa A, Saab, Sammy   +6 more
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