title: [Hepatitis C virus antibodies in chronic non-alcoholic liver disease].
abstract: The presence of hepatitis C virus antibodies was studied in 64 patients with non alcoholic liver disease and found in 11 (17%). The greater frequency of positive antibodies was found among patients with cryptogenetic liver disease, specially those without serum auto-antibodies (32%). The antibody was unusually found (0 to 11%) in non alcoholic liver diseases of other etiologies. It is concluded that hepatitis C virus chronic infections may be the etiology of an important number of non alcoholic chronic liver diseases.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina, Universidad de Chile (Campus Occidente), Hospital San Juan de Dios, Santiago de Chile.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Muñoz
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sánchez
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Jirón
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wolff
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Varas
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Giaconi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vargas
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Soto
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Armas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D016174:Hepacivirus / Q000276:immunology*; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies / Q000097:blood*; D018937:Hepatitis C Antibodies; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies; D018937:Hepatitis C Antibodies