title: Viral hepatitis: Treating hepatitis C in children: an open horizon.
abstract: Most children with chronic hepatitis C have minimal liver disease before adulthood, but could be at risk of progression to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma because of persistent virus replication. The results of the first controlled trial with PEG-IFN-α2a plus ribavirin are a step towards an appropriate treatment for these children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Sciences and Special Therapies, Pathology Unit, University of Padova, Via Gabelli 61, Padua, Italy. mguido@unipd.it
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Guido
authors.forename: Flavia
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bortolotti