Apoptosis and progression of hepatic fibrosis in hepatitis C patients

Hepatitis C is a worldwide endemic disease, affecting roughly 200 million people. It has a variable prognosis, depending on the progression to fibrosis. During the last five years, the importance of apoptosis for the pathogenesis of various diseases, including hepatitis, has been recognized. It has...

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Main Authors: Maria Isabel Schinoni, Raymundo Paraná, Daniel Cavalcante
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702006000200009&lng=en&tlng=en