Figure 1:   Results of the Italian⁶ and French⁷ studies are compared. The prevalences of cirrhosis in essential mixed cryoglobulinaemia (EMC) and in cryoglobulinaemia secondary to chronic liver disease (2° CLD) are shown. The prevalences of the type of cryoglobulinaemia (II or III) and rheumatoid factor (RF) and antibodies to hepatitis C virus antigens (HCV Ab) in the serum are shown for each group. Reprinted from Agnello V,⁸ with permission of the publisher.