PATIENTS WITH HAEMOGLOBINOPATHIES AND CHRONIC HEPATITIS C: A REALLY DIFFICULT TO TREAT POPULATION IN 2016?

Background & objectives: In the past, patients with haemoglobinopathies were at high risk for acquiring hepatitis C virus (HCV) due to multiple transfusions before HCV screening. In these patients the coexistence of haemochromatosis and chronic hepatitis C (CHC) often leads to more severe liver...

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Published in:	Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases
Main Authors:	Kalliopi Zachou, Pinelopi Arvaniti, Nikolaos K. Gatselis, Kalliopi Azariadis, Georgia Papadamou, Eirini Rigopoulou, George N. Dalekos
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	PAGEPress Publications 2017-01-01
Subjects:	Thalassemic Syndromes HCV Treatment DAAs
Online Access:	http://www.mjhid.org/index.php/mjhid/article/view/2716