OCCULT HEPATITIS C VIRUS INFECTION IN ACUTE AND CHRONIC MYELOID LEUKEMIA

Abstract

A widely used definition of Occult Hepatitis C Virus Infection (OCI) is the presence of HCV RNA in hepatocytes or peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) with undetectable plasma or serum levels of anti-HCV or HCV-RNA serum utilizing current laboratory assays, regardless of hepatic transaminase elevation. there is little information on a possible  association  between  HCV  infection  and  other lymphoid or myeloid malignancies.