M. L. G. Ferraz

Demographic and anthropometrical analysis and genotype distribution of chronic hepatitis C patients treated in public and private reference centers in Brazil (2004)

Focaccia,R., Baraldo,D.C.M., Ferraz,M.L.G., Martinelli,A.L.C., Carrilho,F.J., Gonçales Jr.,F.L., ...

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a serious public health problem, since 80% to 85% of HCV carriers develop a persistent infection that can progress into liver cirrhosis and hepatocarcinoma....

Interferon-alpha receptor 1 mRNA expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells is associated with response to interferon-alpha therapy of patients with chronic hepatitis C (2004)

Massirer,K.B., Hirata,M.H., Silva,A.E.B., Ferraz,M.L.G., Nguyen,N.Y., Hirata,R.D.C.

Interferon (IFN)-alpha receptor mRNA expression in liver of patients with chronic hepatitis C has been shown to be a response to IFN-alpha therapy. The objective of the present study was to determine...

In vitro-induced antibody production in chronic hepatitis C virus infection (2003)

Oliveira Jr.,E.B., Ferraz,M.L.G., Perez,R.M., Silva,A.E.B., Lanzoni,V.P., Granato,C.F.

The objectives of the present study were to assess the in vitro-induced anti-hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody production (IVIAP) in relation to the clinical, biochemical, virologic and histologic...