Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Direct-acting antiviral use resulted in high rates of sustained virologic response and were safely tolerated in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In a prospective cohort study, patients who experienced hepatitis C virus infection clearance after treatment ...

The addition of glucocorticoids to interferon alfa therapy did not significantly increase the percentage of patients with a treatment response, 39 although low-to-intermediate doses of glucocorticoids ...

The pathogenetic mechanisms in hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related cryoglobulinemia are sustained by the chronic lymphocyte stimulation of HCV infection, and include the synthesis of IgM rheumatoid factor ...

The mechanisms through which HCV infection leads to RF production, MC and NHL, as well as whether these conditions are related to the lack of antiviral function, are yet unknown. Current speculation ...

Cryoglobulinemia is a disease caused by an abundance of a protein called cryoglobulin in the blood. Cryoglobulins are proteins found in the blood stream that clump together in colder temperatures.

As our patient perspectives series continues, we speak with rare disease patient Marianne Vennitti on her experience as a patient with Essential mixed cryoglobulinemia. Cryoglobulinemia is a disease ...

A: Globulins are large globular proteins (hence the name) that are soluble in salt solutions but not in pure water. They make up a large fraction of blood serum proteins and are produced by the liver ...

Background A 74-year-old woman with a history of type I cryoglobulinemia with glomerulonephritis that had been successfully treated with plasmapheresis and cyclophosphamide approximately 9 years ...