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Hepatic Fibrosis Progression in HIV-Hepatitis C Virus Co-Infection – The Effect of Sex on Risk of Significant Fibrosis Measured by Aspartate-to-Platelet Ratio Index

BACKGROUND: In Hepatitis C virus (HCV) mono-infection, male sex is associated with faster liver fibrosis progression but the effects of sex have not been well studied in HIV-HCV co-infected patients. We examined the influence of sex on progression to significant liver fibrosis in HIV-HCV co-infected...

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Autores principales: Rollet-Kurhajec, Kathleen C., Moodie, Erica E. M., Walmsley, Sharon, Cooper, Curtis, Pick, Neora, Klein, Marina B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4474689/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26090666
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0129868