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HIV/HCV Infected Patients Have a Greater Than Normal Risk of Advanced Liver Disease Through Alcohol Consumption

People who have been infected with both HIV and chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection have a greater than normally heightened risk of advanced liver fibrosis through consumption of alcohol, even if they indulge in light drinking, a new study conducted by researchers at Penn Medicine and other institutions reveals. Reasons for this are not fully understood, but preclinical studies have shown that the two viruses can induce liver cell death and that adding alcohol ...

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