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Analytical and biological variables influencing quantitative hepatitis C virus (HCV) measurement in HIV-HCV

C L Cooper1, Curtis L Cooper, Paul MacPherson

  • 1University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada. ccooper@ottawahospital.on.ca

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology = Journal Canadien De Gastroenterologie
|January 25, 2006
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The present review considers issues pertaining to the precision and variability of quantitative hepatitis C virus (HCV) measurement in general, outlines the characteristics of HCV RNA in HIV-HCV coinfection and evaluates those factors which may affect this measure. The clinical relevance of accurate HCV measurement in HIV-HCV coinfection is discussed.

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