作者: Ravi Jhaveri , John McHutchison , Keyur Patel , Guan Qiang , Anna Mae Diehl
DOI: 10.1086/524846
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摘要: Background Steatosis is a common histological finding and poor prognostic indicator in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. In HCV genotype 3–infected patients, the etiology of steatosis appears to be closely correlated unknown viral factors that increase intracellular lipid levels. We hypothesize specific sequence polymorphisms 3 core protein may associated hepatic accumulation.