title: Hepatitis C virus infection and liver disease.
abstract: Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) is a RNA virus that lacks the retroviral properties of surviving in infected hosts by integration into cellular DNA, nevertheless it is capable to cause chronic infection and disease in a considerable number of infected individuals (30-70% of cases). This results in a worldwide prevalence of chronic HCV carriers similar to those of hepatitis B virus carriers. We review and discuss here some of the peculiar aspects of chronic HCV infection and associated disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Molinette Hospital, Torino.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bonino
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Oliveri
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Colombatto
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Calvo
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Brunetto
mesh_terms: D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000821:virology