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RESEARCH GROUPS

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PROGRAMME:
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Hepatitis Virus

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Group Members
Lead Researcher

STAFF MEMBERS
Forns Bernhardt, Xavier

Gonzlez Fdez. de Cordoba, Patricia
Mario Mendez, Zoe
Contact:
Prez de Pulgar Gallart, Sofia
Hospital Clnico y Provincial de Barcelona.
C/ Villarroel, 170. Barcelona. ASSOCIATED MEMBERS

E.mail: [email protected]
Barrera Sala, Jos Mara
Bruguera Cortada, Miquel

Costa Camps, Josep
Sanchez Tapias, Jos Mara
Main lines of research

• Impact of antiviral treatment in patients with hepatitis C recurrence after

liver transplantation and in the natural history of chronic hepatitis C.

• Evaluation of new hepatitis C treatments.

• Study of host factors in relation to the natural history and treatment re-

sponse among patients with chronic hepatitis C.

• Validation of non-invasive diagnostic methods of liver fibrosis in chronic

hepatitis C and liver transplantation.
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• Identification of serum markers of liver fibrosis using metabolomic tools. 20
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• Evaluation of early histological markers of fibrosis progession in liver trans-
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• Genetic evolution of hepatitis C virus in the liver transplantation setting A
using ultra-deep pyrosequencing.
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• Characterization of hepatitis C virus life cycle using in vitro cell culture A
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models.
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• Development of diagnostic tools for the detection of hepatitis C antigens ER
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in liver tissue.
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