Sunday, 22 July 2012

Risk of Death Due to Liver-Related and Non-Liver Related Diseases High in Hepatitis C Patients



A new study conducted by researchers in Taiwan reveals that the risk of death caused by both liver-related and non-liver related diseases is high in patients who have active hepatitis C virus infection. The study, published in the iJournal of Infectious Diseases/i and available online, found increased mortality in patients with chronic HCV infection-that is, with detectable levels of HCV genetic material, or RNA, in their blood-suggesting that chronic HCV infections, ...





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