Potential transplant recipients have a much higher prevalence of HCV infection than that in the general population, ranging all the way from 3% to 80% in different countries. This reflects the frequency of exposure to contaminated dialysis, transfusions, interventions, etc. The main infection-related...
including the general genetic order and clues on the organization and function of individual parts of the polyprotein93. It was speculated that the HCV polyprotein contains a certain
including HBV viral load, alanine aminotransferase (ALT), and hepatitis B core-related antigen (HBcrAg). Given that ALT and HBcrAg are both protein biomarkers, they can be easily incorporated into our current HBV protein biomarker panel. HBV viral load ...
Populations of cells containing subdiploid DNA content were quantified according to the DNA contents of the cell using Becton–Dickinson Cell Quest software. An average of 104 cells was used in each experiment. Caspase assays Caspase 3 and 8 activities were assayed using calorimetric substrates of ...
(ESRD) have lower serum ALT levels than the general population; thus, some studies suggest that the optimized cut-off ALT level be approximately 0.4–0.45 times the upper limit of normal for HCV-infected patients [1,2,116,117]. Cirrhosis, Asian race and history of alcohol abuse are ...
between HCV infection and CKD requires an ongoing relationship among the healthcare professionals involved in the treatment of both HCV infection and CKD. Therefore, Scientific Societies involved in the care of this high-risk population in Italy have organized a joint expert panel. The aim of the...
(ESRD) have lower serum ALT levels than the general population; thus, some studies suggest that the optimized cut-off ALT level be approximately 0.4–0.45 times the upper limit of normal for HCV-infected patients [1,2,116,117]. Cirrhosis, Asian race and history of alcohol abuse are ...