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Melissa Palmer, MD posted:
HCV article in the WSJ
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billm57 responded:
hi dr - im curious about the stat that states only 20% progress to cirrhosis - ive read that the timeline for this result was around 20 years - are there any current stats say for 30 years 40 years - i am inclined to think the probability of developing cirrhosis is directly proportional to length of time infected


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