African American women with HIV/HCV less likely to die from liver disease

Thursday, November 1, 2012 - 10:30 in Health & Medicine

A new study shows that African American women coinfected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) are less likely to die from liver disease than Caucasian or Hispanic women. Findings indicate that lower liver-related mortality in African American women was independent of other causes of death.

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