[Hepatitis C and systemic diseases].
In 1989 HCV was demonstrated to be the leading cause of non-A, non-B hepatitis. Not only HCV is able to determine chronic hepatitis in most patients, often leading to hepatocellular carcinoma, but it has also been shown to be strictly associated with a number of immunologically-mediated diseases. This review focuses on the reported associations between HCV and other diseases and the role that HCV might play in their pathogenesis.
Gattoni
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Dip. di Internistica Clinica e Sperimentale F. Magrassi, II Università di Napoli.
Cecere
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Romano
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Caiazzo
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Tancredi
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D016174:Hepacivirus / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000145:classification / Q000821:virology*; D019693:Hepatitis, Autoimmune / Q000145:classification / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology; D006521:Hepatitis, Chronic / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D008010:Lichen Planus / Q000821:virology; D012859:Sjogren's Syndrome / Q000821:virology