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SUBMITTER: Gatselis NK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3961989 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Gatselis Nikolaos K NK Zachou Kalliopi K Saitis Asterios A Samara Maria M Dalekos George N GN
World journal of gastroenterology 20140301 11
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a global health problem that affects more than 170 million people worldwide. It is a major cause of cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma, making the virus the most common cause of liver failure and transplantation. The standard-of-care treatment for chronic hepatitis C (CHC) has been changed during the last decade and direct acting antiviral drugs have already been used. Besides, understanding of the pathogenesis of CHC has evolved rapidly during the last y ...[more]