Epidemiology and Transmission Issues:  Studies that look at populations infected with hepatitis C as well as the transmission risk factors.

 

·        General

o       262. Strong Racial Differences in Lipid Metabolism Genetic Associations with Hepatic Fibrosis in Chronic Hepatitis C Infected Patients.

o       507. Title: Prevalence of Chronic Viral Hepatitis in South Asians Immigrants – People from Pakistan have high rates of infection with hepatitis C and high rates of hepatitis C induced cirrhosis in middle age.

o       516. Characteristics of hepatitis delta in northern California.

o       1950. Epidemiology and genetic analysis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Morocco. 

 

·        Transmission

o       1004. Investigating the Vertical Transmission and Evolution of Hepatitis C Virus between Mother and Infant Pairs.