HIV/HCV Co-infection, Liver Disease Progression, and Age-Related IGF-1 Decline

• Main Authors: Jeffrey Quinn (Author), Jacquie Astemborski (Author), Shruti H. Mehta (Author), Gregory D. Kirk (Author), David L. Thomas (Author), Ashwin Balagopal (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Case Western Reserve University, 2017-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: We have previously reported that persons co-infected with HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) had liver disease stages similar to HIV-uninfected individuals who were approximately 10 years older. Insulin-like growth factor 1(IGF-1) levels have long been known to decline with advancing age in...