Detection of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) RNA in the Liver of Healthy, Anti‐HCV Antibody–Positive, Serum HCV RNA–Negative Patients with Normal Alanine Aminotransferase Levels
Author(s) -
Vicente Carréño,
Margarita Pardo,
Juan Manuel LópezAlcorocho,
Elena RodríguezIñigo,
Javier Bartolomé,
Inmaculada Castillo
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
the journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69
H-Index - 252
eISSN - 1537-6613
pISSN - 0022-1899
DOI - 10.1086/504692
Subject(s) - hepatitis c virus , virology , antibody , alanine aminotransferase , hepatitis c , flaviviridae , hepacivirus , rna , virus , immunology , medicine , biology , gene , biochemistry
It is unknown whether hepatitis C virus (HCV) is present in the liver of anti-HCV antibody-positive patients with persistently normal alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels and undetectable serum HCV RNA levels.
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