Effect of caffeine-containing beverage consumption on serum alanine aminotransferase levels in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection: a hospital-based cohort study.

Effect of caffeine-containing beverage consumption on serum alanine aminotransferase levels in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection: a hospital-based cohort study.

INTRODUCTION: To date, there have been no prospective studies examining the effect of coffee consumption on serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) level among individuals infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV). We conducted a hospital-based cohort study among patients with chronic HCV infection to...

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Main Authors: Yachiyo Sasaki, Satoko Ohfuji, Wakaba Fukushima, Akihiro Tamori, Masaru Enomoto, Daiki Habu, Shuji Iwai, Sawako Uchida-Kobayashi, Hideki Fujii, Susumu Shiomi, Norifumi Kawada, Yoshio Hirota
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3859663?pdf=render

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