Open AccessIncreased fibrosis progression rates in hepatitis C patients carrying the prothrombin G20210A mutation
Author(s) -
Nitsan Maharshak,
Philippe Halfon,
Varda Deutsch,
Hava Peretz,
Shlomo Berliner,
Sigal Fishman,
Shira ZelberSagi,
U. Rozovski,
Moshe Leshno,
Ran Oren
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v17.i45.5007
Subject(s) - medicine , gastroenterology , methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase , cirrhosis , factor v leiden , odds ratio , fibrosis , prothrombin time , genotype , thrombosis , venous thrombosis , biology , gene , genetics
To examine whether hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected patients who carry hypercoagulable mutations suffer from increased rates of liver fibrosis.