Impact of hepatitis C virus infection on bone mineral density in renal transplant recipients.

BACKGROUND: The average prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in renal transplant recipients is 10%. Studies of these patients with HCV infection usually focuses on long-term graft survival and patient survival. Studies of the correlation between HCV infection and bone mineral density (BMD...

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Main Authors: Wen-Hung Huang, Mei-Ching Yu, Jeng-Yi Huang, Ping-Chin Lai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3652826?pdf=render