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Mutations in nonstructural protein 5A gene and response to interferon in hepatitis C virus genotype 2 infection.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Oct 1999
Murakami T, Enomoto N, Kurosaki M, Izumi N, Marumo F, Sato C
Abstract excerpt
An association has been reported between mutations in the amino acid residues 2209-2248 of the nonstructural protein 5A (NS5A) gene (interferon-sensitivity determining region [ISDR]) and interferon efficacy in hepatitis C virus (HCV)-1b infection. This relationship was analyzed in chronic HCV-2 infection. Forty patients with HCV-2a and 35 with HCV-2b were treated with interferon alfa for 6 months with a total...
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