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Would hepatitis c be picked up in a blood test?
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Perhaps.: Standard liver-related chemistry blood tests can be normal. Early in infection, the antibody test for hcv can still be negative but one may detect hcv RNA in the blood (hcv viral load).
Answered 6/10/2014
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