 Hepatitis C
"Hepatitis C" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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INFLAMMATION of the LIVER in humans caused by HEPATITIS C VIRUS, a single-stranded RNA virus. Its incubation period is 30-90 days. Hepatitis C is transmitted primarily by contaminated blood parenterally, and is often associated with transfusion and intravenous drug abuse. However, in a significant number of cases, the source of hepatitis C infection is unknown.
| Descriptor ID |
D006526
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C02.440.440 C02.782.350.350 C06.552.380.705.440
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| Concept/Terms |
Hepatitis C- Hepatitis C
- Parenterally-Transmitted Non-A, Non-B Hepatitis
- Parenterally Transmitted Non A, Non B Hepatitis
- PT-NANBH
- Hepatitis, Viral, Non-A, Non-B, Parenterally-Transmitted
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| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hepatitis C" by people in Profiles.
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Rodrigue JR, Balistreri W, Haber B, Jonas MM, Mohan P, Molleston JP, Murray KF, Narkewicz MR, Rosenthal P, Smith LJ, Lobritto SJ, Schwarz KB, Robuck PR, Barton B, González-Peralta RP. Peginterferon with or without ribavirin has minimal effect on quality of life, behavioral/emotional, and cognitive outcomes in children. Hepatology. 2011 May; 53(5):1468-75.
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Basha HI, Subramanian V, Seetharam A, Nath DS, Ramachandran S, Anderson CD, Shenoy S, Chapman WC, Crippin JS, Mohanakumar T. Characterization of HCV-specific CD4+Th17 immunity in recurrent hepatitis C-induced liver allograft fibrosis. Am J Transplant. 2011 Apr; 11(4):775-85.
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Williamson CD, Colberg-Poley AM. Access of viral proteins to mitochondria via mitochondria-associated membranes. Rev Med Virol. 2009 May; 19(3):147-64.
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Rodrigue JR, Balistreri W, Haber B, Jonas MM, Mohan P, Molleston JP, Murray KF, Narkewicz MR, Rosenthal P, Smith LJ, Schwarz KB, Robuck P, Barton B, González-Peralta RP. Impact of hepatitis C virus infection on children and their caregivers: quality of life, cognitive, and emotional outcomes. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2009 Mar; 48(3):341-7.
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Luban NL, Colvin CA, Mohan P, Alter HJ. The epidemiology of transfusion-associated hepatitis C in a children's hospital. Transfusion. 2007 Apr; 47(4):615-20.
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Borgna-Pignatti C, Cappellini MD, De Stefano P, Del Vecchio GC, Forni GL, Gamberini MR, Ghilardi R, Origa R, Piga A, Romeo MA, Zhao H, Cnaan A. Survival and complications in thalassemia. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2005; 1054:40-7.
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Goedert JJ, Eyster ME, Lederman MM, Mandalaki T, De Moerloose P, White GC, Angiolillo AL, Luban NL, Sherman KE, Manco-Johnson M, Preiss L, Leissinger C, Kessler CM, Cohen AR, DiMichele D, Hilgartner MW, Aledort LM, Kroner BL, Rosenberg PS, Hatzakis A. End-stage liver disease in persons with hemophilia and transfusion-associated infections. Blood. 2002 Sep 01; 100(5):1584-9.
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Madzime S, William MA, Mohamed K, October T, Adem M, Mudzamiri S, Woelk GB. Seroprevalence of hepatitis C virus infection among indigent urban pregnant women in Zimbabwe. Cent Afr J Med. 2000 Jan; 46(1):1-4.
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