Hepatitis C Virus Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Natural History
Summary
- HCV infection is associated with steatosis and requires lipids for replication and virion assembly; moreover, the host serum lipid profile is modified by HCV
- Direct involvement of HCV is supported by several observations[Poynard 2003]
- Steatosis is more frequent and severe in patients with genotype 3 HCV
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