ABSTRACT
Hepatitis C virus antibody [HCV-Ab] was assessed in 30 patients with psoriasis using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay [ELISA]. Also, liver function tests were done for patients [30 patients] and normal controls [60 persons]. Liver enzymes [ALT, AST and ALP] were significantly increased in psoriatic patients when compared with controls. Hepatitis C virus antibody was positive in 11 psoriatic patients and only nine persons of normal controls. It was concluded that HCV may have a role in the pathogenesis in a subgroup of psoriatic patients
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Humans , Male , Female , Hepatitis C Antibodies , Prevalence , Liver Function Tests , Blood Proteins , Serum Albumin , HepacivirusABSTRACT
Hepatitis C virus antibody [HCV-Ab] was assessed in 30 patients with psoriasis using the enzyme-linked immunosorbant assay [ELISA]. Liver function tests were done for all patients [30 patients] and normal controls [60 persons]. Liver enzymes [ALT, AST and ALP] were significantly increased in psoriatic patients when compared to the controls. Hepatitis C virus antibody was positive in eleven psoriatic patients, while it was positive only in nine persons of the normal controls. It was concluded that HCV may have a role in the pathogenesis in a subgroup of psoriatic patients
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Humans , Male , Female , Hepatitis C, Chronic/epidemiology , Hepatitis C Antibodies , Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay , Prevalence , HepacivirusABSTRACT
The acid hydrolysis of formamide is studied in an extensive series ranging from pure water up to 75 percent by weight acetone at the temperature range 25-50 degree. A minimum is observed at 0.17 mole fraction of acetone. The reaction is found to be electrostatically independent and the results are discussed in the light of the role of water in the mechanism of the reaction and its structural chance in the mixed solvent. The thermodynamic properties of the activated complex are calculated and discussed in terms of the solvation effects