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The Lancet, 2015 Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a major health problem worldwide. The effects of chronic infection include cirrhosis, end-stage liver disease, and hepatocellular carcinoma. As a result of shared routes of transmission, co-infection with HIV is a substantial problem, and individuals infected with both viruses have poorer outcomes than do peers ...
Webster, D, Klenerman, P, Dusheiko, G
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BMC Infectious Diseases, 2022 Background Located in southwestern Indian Ocean, Mayotte is a French territory, with a very specific demographic, social and health context. To date, epidemiological data on infections by hepatitis B (HBV), C (HCV), and delta (HDV) viruses in Mayotte ...
Cécile Brouard +10 more
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Genetic analyses reveal a role for vitamin D insufficiency in HCV-associated hepatocellular carcinoma development [PDF]
, 2013 Background: Vitamin D insufficiency has been associated with the occurrence of various types of cancer, but causal relationships remain elusive. We therefore aimed to determine the relationship between genetic determinants of vitamin D serum levels and ...
Jörg Bojunga +127 more
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Hepatitis C action plan for Scotland : phase II (May 2008 - March 2011) [PDF]
, 2008 In 2004, the Scottish Government recognised that 'Hepatitis C is one of the most serious and significant public health risks of our generation' [1]. By December 2006, Health Protection Scotland (HPS) estimated that 50,000 people in Scotland had been ...
Brown, G. +8 more
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Hepatitis C and hepatic steatosis [PDF]
QJM, 2010 Hepatic steatosis is commonly seen in patients with chronic hepatitis C infection, and the two together have a greater association than by chance alone. Hepatitis C virus is closely associated with lipid metabolism throughout its lifecycle. Hepatic steatosis is more common in genotype 3 infection, due to direct viral effects including through ...
J H, Patel +3 more
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A genetic validation study reveals a role of vitamin D metabolism in the response to interferon-alfa-based therapy of chronic hepatitis C [PDF]
, 2012 Background: To perform a comprehensive study on the relationship between vitamin D metabolism and the response to interferon-α-based therapy of chronic hepatitis C.
Jörg Bojunga +66 more
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Cancer Medicine, 2023 Introduction Due to the high recurrence, the HCC prognosis remains poor. Yet, the biomarkers for predicting the recurrence of high‐risk patients are currently lacking.
Dongbo Chen +8 more
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SCREENING FOR HEPATITIS C Response from Hepatitis C Trust, BASL, BIA, BVHG, BSG, and BHIVA to article asking whether widespread screening for hepatitis C is justified [PDF]
, 2015 This is the peer reviewed published version of the following article: Response from Hepatitis C Trust, BASL, BIA, BVHG, BSG, and BHIVA to article asking whether widespread screening for hepatitis C is justified, which has been published in final form at ...
Ustianowski, A +6 more
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Identification of the viral and cellular microRNA interactomes during SARS-CoV-2 infection
Cell Reports, 2023 Summary: The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has had a tremendous impact worldwide. Mapping virus-host interactions is critical to understand disease progression.
Nicolas Fossat +8 more
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Urinary porphyrin excretion in hepatitis C infection [PDF]
, 1999 A high prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection in porphyria cutanea tarda in some populations suggests a close link between viral hepatitis and alteration of porphyrin metabolism.
Jacob, Karl +2 more
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