Article
The prediction of interferon-alpha therapeutic effect by sequence variation of the HCV hypervariable region 1.
Yonsei medical journal - 1 Oct 1999
Yeh B I, Kim H W, Kim H S, Lee J Y, Lee K H, Lee K M, Kim J S, Han K H
Abstract excerpt
Interferon-alpha (IFN-alpha) has been used to treat hepatitis C virus (HCV)-induced hepatitis, but it has been effective in only about half of the treated patients, with recurrence appearing in the other half. As a consequence of the possible complications associated with IFN-alpha and the high cost of treatment, it has become extremely important to select the proper patients for IFN-alpha treatment. In our...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
