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Late disappearance of hepatitis C virus RNA from peripheral blood mononuclear cells in patients with chronic hepatitis C in sustained response after alpha-interferon therapy.
The American journal of gastroenterology - 1 Jul 1999
García-Bengoechea M, Basaras M, Barrio J, Arrese E, Montalvo I I, Arenas J I, Cisterna R
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: We aimed to investigate the modifications of HCV RNA (genomic and antigenomic strands) in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) of long-term responder patients to alpha-interferon therapy, and their usefulness as criteria of definitive HCV eradication. METHODS: We studied 10 patients with chronic hepatitis C with > 1 yr of sustained response after alpha-interferon therapy (normal alanine...
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