RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Observations on Cryoglobulin Testing: II. The Association of Oligoclonal Mixed Cryoglobulinemia with Cirrhosis in Patients Infected with Hepatitis C Virus
JF The Journal of Rheumatology
JO J Rheumatol
FD The Journal of Rheumatology
SP 1956
OP 1957
DO 10.3899/jrheum.090189
VO 36
IS 9
A1 FRANCESCO G. DE ROSA
A1 GYÖRGY ÁBEL
A1 VINCENT AGNELLO
YR 2009
UL http://www.jrheum.org/content/36/9/1956.abstract
AB Objective. To determine whether a mixed cryoglobulin type correlated with cirrhosis in patients infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV). Methods. We investigated the results of mixed cryoglobulin tests performed in the clinical laboratory on patients with and without HCV infection. Results. A higher prevalence of oligoclonal cryoglobulins designated Type IIa was present in HCV-infected patients with cirrhosis than in those without cirrhosis. Conclusion. An association of Type IIa cryoglobulins with cirrhosis in HCV-infected patients has not previously been reported.