Hepatitis C virus antibodies in high risk juvenile onset systemic lupus erythematosus

Abstract Objective To evaluate the prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in high risk juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus (JSLE). Study design Forty low income JSLE patients (6M:34F; mean age 19 ± 4.4 yrs; mean disease duration 6 ± 3.2 yrs) were studied. Twenty healthy children and ado...

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Main Authors: Nádia E. Aikawa, Ana P. Nascimento, André L.S. Hayata, Eloisa Bonfá, Cláudia Goldenstein-Schainberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Reumatologia 2016-06-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Reumatologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0482-50042016000300235&lng=en&tlng=en