Prevalence of antibodies to hepatitis C virus among patients with cryptogenic chronic hepatitis and cirrhosis
Lennox J. Jeffers, Fuad Hasan, Maria de Medina, Rajender Reddy, Talley Parker, Marcelo Silva, Leonardo Mendez, Eugene R. Schiff, Michael Manns, Michael Houghton, Qui‐Lim Choo, George Kuo – 1 February 1992 – Many cases of chronic hepatitis and cirrhosis cannot be attributed to a known cause and are collectively referred to as cryptogenic chronic liver disease. We have evaluated the role of the hepatitis C virus in the pathogenesis of this condition in a retrospective serum analysis for antibody to hepatitis C virus in 129 patients with cryptogenic liver disease.