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Title: Fatty Liver Tied to Higher Risk of Death in Those With HIV and Hep C
Post by: Hep Editors on October 14, 2019, 12:49:24 pm

Among people coinfected with HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV), fatty liver disease is associated with a higher risk of death over a five-year period, aidsmap reports.

Publishing their findings in the journal Hepatology, a research team led by Maria Patrizia Carrieri, PhD, of Aix-Marseille University in France, analyzed data on 983 people who were followed for at least five years in the French HEPAVIH cohort, a national prospective cohort of people with HIV and HCV coinfection.

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https://www.hepmag.com/article/fatty-liver-tied-higher-risk-death-hiv-hep-c