Is Interferon Therapy for Hepatitis C Infection a Treatable Risk Factor for Parkinson Disease?
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DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2019.1377
Abstract: Parkinson disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by motor symptoms such as bradykinesia, tremor, and gait and postural abnormalities as well as neuropsychiatric and other nonmotor symptoms. It is more common in older… read more here.
Keywords: neurology; risk; infection; disease ... See more keywords
Cancer risk in patients with hepatitis C virus infection: a population‐based study in Sweden
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DOI: 10.1002/cam4.988
Abstract: Increased risks of certain cancers have been observed in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. However, data on other cancer sites/types are lacking. We analyzed systematically the risk of developing 35 common cancers in… read more here.
Keywords: patients hepatitis; infection; hcv infection; hepatitis virus ... See more keywords
Immune Activation Induces Telomeric DNA Damage and Promotes Short‐Lived Effector T Cell Differentiation in Chronic HCV Infection
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DOI: 10.1002/hep.32008
Abstract: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) leads to a high rate of chronic infection and T cell dysfunction. Although it is well known that chronic antigenic stimulation is a driving force for impaired T cell functions, the… read more here.
Keywords: immune activation; cell; infection; hcv infection ... See more keywords
Lymphomas associated with chronic hepatitis C virus infection: A prospective multicenter cohort study from the Rete Ematologica Lombarda (REL) clinical network
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DOI: 10.1002/hon.2575
Abstract: Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is related with an increased risk of non‐Hodgkin lymphomas (NHL). In indolent subtypes, regression of NHL was reported after HCV eradication with antiviral therapy (AT). In 2008 in Lombardy,… read more here.
Keywords: lymphoma; infection; hcv; hcv infection ... See more keywords
Detection of HCV genome in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of Iranian seropositive and HCV RNA negative in plasma of patients with beta‐thalassemia major: Occult HCV infection
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DOI: 10.1002/jmv.25279
Abstract: Beta (β) thalassemia major is a genetic blood disorder with a deficiency in the hemoglobin beta chain, requiring blood transfusion therapy. Multiple blood transfusions increase the risk of transmitting blood‐borne infections. The aim of this… read more here.
Keywords: hcv; thalassemia major; hcv rna; hcv infection ... See more keywords
[Spontaneous remission of HCV infection after autologous stem cell transplantation in a 58-year-old man].
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DOI: 10.1007/s00108-017-0206-3
Abstract: We report about a 58-year-old man with a chronic and treatment-naive hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection of genotype 1b, who had undergone autologous stem cell transplantation twice due to multiple myeloma. Subsequently, a high-level viremic reactivation of an occult… read more here.
Keywords: old man; infection; hcv infection; year old ... See more keywords
Epidemiologic features of 348 children with hepatitis C virus infection over a 30-year period: a nationwide survey in Japan
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DOI: 10.1007/s00535-017-1351-0
Abstract: BackgroundAlthough the epidemiology of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among children may be rapidly changing, few reports have characterized large nationwide cohorts of children with HCV infection. We, therefore, sought to clarify the epidemiology and… read more here.
Keywords: hepatitis; infection; hcv infection; epidemiology ... See more keywords
Endocrine disorders associated with hepatitis C virus chronic infection
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DOI: 10.1007/s11154-018-9475-y
Abstract: The term “HCV syndrome” encompasses several organ- and systemic pathophysiological states, which often recognize autoimmunity or neoplastic evolution in their pathophysiology, as well as chronic HCV infection as trigger. The clinical features of HCV patients… read more here.
Keywords: endocrine metabolic; endocrine disorders; chronic hcv; infection ... See more keywords
Current progress in host innate and adaptive immunity against hepatitis C virus infection
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DOI: 10.1007/s12072-017-9805-2
Abstract: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infects more than 170 million people worldwide and is the main cause of chronic hepatitis, liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Although the newly developed direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) have transformed the treatment… read more here.
Keywords: immunity; infection; hepatitis virus; hcv infection ... See more keywords
Adiponectin levels and insulin resistance among patients with chronic hepatitis C.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2017.12.004
Abstract: Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is associated with insulin resistance (IR), rapid disease progression, and decreased virological response to antiviral treatment. In addition, obesity is a risk factor for chronic hepatitis C evolution and… read more here.
Keywords: adiponectin levels; hcv infection; adiponectin; chronic hepatitis ... See more keywords
Tattooing in prison: a risk factor for HCV infection among inmates in the Quebec's provincial correctional system.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2018.02.002
Abstract: PURPOSE To determine the prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) and identify related risk factors among inmates in Quebec provincial prisons. METHODS Anonymous cross-sectional data were collected between May 2014 and March 2015 for 1315… read more here.
Keywords: risk; infection among; infection; tattooing prison ... See more keywords