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Aging of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV)-Infected Persons in the United
States: A Multiple Cohort Model of HCV Prevalence and Disease
ProgressionGastroenterology Feb 2010"Our findings suggest that the
Chronic Hepatitis c= CH-C that we have become familiar with during
the last 30 years is much different than the hepatitis C we will
come to know during the next decade or 2 Currently, only a small
proportion of those with CH-C are aware of their infection and, of
these, just 10% to 27% are offered treatment. The proportion of
cases with advanced fibrosis will continue to rise during the next
2 decades (Cirrhosis accounted for just 5% of all cases (diagnosed
and undiagnosed) of CH-C in 1989, 10% in 1998, and 20% in 2006, the
proportion with cirrhosis is projected to reach 24.8% in 2010,
37.2% in 2020...
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