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HCV remodels lipid metabolism in infected cells
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Cigarette smoking epidemic among HCV-infected individuals
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HCV incidence is elevated in HIV-positive MSM
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Alcohol abuse untreated in HCV patients, including HIV coinfected
HCV patients with alcohol-use disorder often don’t get the treatment they need.
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Very few infants born to HCV-infected mothers receive testing
Despite increasing prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection in pregnant women, infants exposed to the disease are screened at a very low rate.
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New drugs provide new options in HCC
PHILADELPHIA – “We are on the cusp where new compounds not only are being tested, but they are being approved.”
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DAAs open up organ donation from HCV patients
No sign of viral infection.
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Fibrosis-related genes are dysregulated in HCV-induced liver disease
Two major gene pathways exhibited high dysregulation in early fibrosis in HCV-induced liver disease.
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New point-of-care HCV assay shows promise for developing world
A new portable PoC molecular test for HCV has been developed for decentralized testing in low- and middle-income countries.
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NASH rapidly overtaking hepatitis C as cause of liver cancer
The analysis is based on National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network data.