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Coinfection with HIV-1 Alleviates Iron Accumulation in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection

Most chronically-infected hepatitis C virus (HCV) patients have increased levels of iron in the liver. Iron overload reduces sustained responses to antiviral therapy, leading to more rapid progression to liver cirrhosis and the development of hepatocellular carcinoma. However, it is still unclear ho...

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Autores principales: Liu, Yuan, Lv, Quanjun, Gao, Jian, Long, Lu, Duan, Zhaojun, Liang, Hua, Shen, Tao, Lu, Fengmin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4057081/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24927015
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0098039