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Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz
ISSN: 1678-8060 EISSN: 1678-8060
Vol. 101, No. s1, 2006, pp. 353-354
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Bioline Code: oc06215
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
Document available free of charge
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Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Vol. 101, No. s1, 2006, pp. 353-354
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Preliminar evaluation of cytokines in the hepatitis C-schistosomiasis co-infection
Clarice NL Morais; Bruno M Carvalho; Wlademir G Melo; Edmundo PA Lopes; Ana Lúcia C Domingues; Norma T Jucá; Wayner Souza; Frederico GC Abath & Silvia ML Montenegro
Abstract
Evaluation of hepatic fibrosis is usually performed by histopathological examination of biopsies. However, this is an invasive and potentially dangerous procedure. Several studies have proposed serum biological markers of hepatic fibrosis. This communication evaluates the use of serum cytokines as markers of hepatic fibrosis in hepatitis C, schistosomiasis, and co-infection.
Keywords
hepatitis C - cytokines - schistosomiasis - co-infection - fibrosis
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