Antiphospholipid antibodies in Brazilian hepatitis C virus carriers
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Antiphospholipid antibodies in Brazilian hepatitis C virus carriers.
Hepatitis C, a worldwide viral infection, is an important health problem in Brazil. The virus causes chronic infection, provoking B lymphocyte dysfunction, as represented by cryoglobulinemia, non-organ-specific autoantibody production, and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. The aim of this research was to screen for the presence of antiphospholipid autoantibodies in 109 Brazilian hepatitis C virus carrier...
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عنوان ژورنال: Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1414-431X,0100-879X
DOI: 10.1590/s0100-879x2008005000024