Journal article
Hepatitis C genotypes in Australian haemophilia patients
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Differences in the hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype influence the severity of HCV related liver disease and response to interferon therapy. HCV infection is frequent in Australian haemophilia patients who have been exposed repeatedly to multiple HCV genotypes through non HCV virally inactivated clotting factor concentrates. The distribution of the various HCV genotypes in Australian haemophilia patients is unknown.
AIM: To examine …
Authors
Baker RI; Smith J; Eikelboom J; Leahy B; Kay I; Lavis N; Palladino S; Cheng W; Price J; Mews C
Journal
Internal Medicine Journal, Vol. 26, No. 6, pp. 789–792
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
12 1996
DOI
10.1111/j.1445-5994.1996.tb00626.x
ISSN
1444-0903