Metabolic Factors and Chronic Hepatitis C: A Complex Interplay

In the last years, several lines of evidence showed how metabolic factors may influence the natural history of patients with chronic hepatitis C. Chronic HCV infection is able to perturb the metabolic homeostasis of the host, in a context of complex interactions where pre-existent metabolic status...

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Main Authors: Fabio Salvatore Macaluso, Marcello Maida, Maria Giovanna Minissale, Teresa Li Vigni, Simona Attardo, Emanuele Orlando, Salvatore Petta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/564645