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ArticleClinical and experimental immunology1993

IgM and IgG antibodies to hepatitis C virus in patients with mixed cryoglobulinaemia.

A L'Abbate, S Cutrupi, M Rognetta, C Fabiano, A Craxi

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Article in Clinical and experimental immunology, 1993. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

A L'AbbateCentre of Clinical Physiology, C.N.R., Reggio Calabria, Italy.
S Cutrupi
M Rognetta
C Fabiano
A Craxi
University of Palermo · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To assess the relationship between hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and essential mixed cryoglobulinaemia (EMC), sera from 23 patients with EMC were tested for IgG and IgM antibodies to HCV antigens and for HCV RNA. Quantitative HCV antibody studies were performed on serum and purified cryoglobulin fractions. HCV antibodies of both IgG and IgM class were found in 22 (96%) patients. Ten of these were also HCV-RNA positives. Higher titres of anti-HCV IgM were present in the 11 patients with evidence of liver damage. Anti-HCV IgG antibodies were shown to be concentrated in the IgG fraction of cryoglobulins in all eight patients studied. These results strongly suggest a role for HCV in the pathogenesis of EMC.

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AdultAgedCryoglobulinemiaFemaleHepacivirusHepatitis AntibodiesHepatitis CHepatitis C AntibodiesHumansImmunoglobulin GImmunoglobulin MMaleMiddle AgedRNA, ViralHepatitis AntibodiesHepatitis C AntibodiesImmunoglobulin GImmunoglobulin MRNA, Viral

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PMID7693384
PMCPMC1534243
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