The Association of Serum Hepatitis C Virus RNA with Serum Aminotransferase Activities

Yasuo Ohosone From the Department of Internal Medicine, Kawasaki Municipal Hospital, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki

Kazuhiko Katayama Biomedical Laboratory, Kawagoe, Japan

Takao Ando Biomedical Laboratory, Kawagoe, Japan

Koichiro Arima From the Department of Internal Medicine, Kawasaki Municipal Hospital, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki

Tetsuya Hanada From the Department of Internal Medicine, Kawasaki Municipal Hospital, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki

Mitsuo Obana From the Department of Internal Medicine, Kawasaki Municipal Hospital, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki

Yasuo Matsuoka From the Department of Internal Medicine, Kawasaki Municipal Hospital, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki

Shoichiro Irimajiri From the Department of Internal Medicine, Kawasaki Municipal Hospital, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki

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Abstract

Serum samples from 71 patients with hepatitis C virus infection at various stages were studied to determine the clinical significance of the detection of hepatitis C virus RNA by the polymerase chain reaction. There was a significant correlation of serum HCV RNA with elevation of the serum aminotransferase levels. These data suggest that the detection of HCV RNA in the serum might be useful for evaluation of the extent of ongoing liver damage

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