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Mutations in the NS5A gene predict response to interferon therapy in Japanese patients with chronic hepatitis C and cirrhosis.
Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases - 1 Jan 1999
Murashima S, Ide T, Miyajima I, Kumashiro R, Ueno T, Sakisaka S, Sata M
Abstract excerpt
The virus genotype, serum HCV-RNA level and liver histology are reported to be important factors in the response to interferon therapy. Recent studies have revealed that HCV NS5A 2209-2248 amino acid changes affect the response to interferon therapy of genotype 1b chronic hepatitis C. In contrast, some studies done in western countries have reported no such correlation. In the present study, interferon therapy...
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