Chronic HCV infection was associated with severe insulin resistance and mild atherosclerosis: a population-based study in an HCV hyperendemic area

Background Hepatitis C virus (HCV) affects glucose and lipid metabolism in vitro; however, it is unclear whether HCV infection is associated with insulin resistance and atherosclerosis at the population level. We aimed to investigate this association in a Japanese cohort of the Seven Countries Study...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of gastroenterology 2013, Vol.48 (1), p.93-100
Hauptverfasser: Miyajima, Ichiro, Kawaguchi, Takumi, Fukami, Ako, Nagao, Yumiko, Adachi, Hisashi, Sasaki, Satoshi, Imaizumi, Tsutomu, Sata, Michio
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