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Chronic hepatitis C in patients with sickle cell disease.

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1996

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Hasan Mf, F Marsh, Gerald Posner, Rita Bellevue, Harvey Dosik, R Suatengco, Nisha S. Ramani
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Abstract

The prevalence of HCV antibody is directly related to the number of blood transfusions in patients with sickle cell disease. Chronic HCV infection could be a major cause of cirrhosis of the liver in these patients.