043 AKI & HEPATITIS C: A CASE OF CO-EXISTING ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME & MIXED CRYOGLOBULINEMIA
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Hepatitis C Virus Infection and Mixed Cryoglobulinemia
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) chronic infection is recognized as the major cause of mixed cryoglobulinemia (MC). Its persistence represents a continuous stimulus for host immune system with production of circulating immune complexes (ICs), one-third of them with cryoprecipitate property. Several factors contribute to the biological activities of ICs, many of which are not completely known. Among them...
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عنوان ژورنال: Kidney International Reports
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2468-0249
DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2017.06.092