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Long term response to interferon treatment in chronic hepatitis C patients is associated with a significant reduction in anti-E1 envelope antibody titers.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Feb 2000
Depraetere S, Van Kerschaever E, Van Vlierberghe H, Elewaut A, Brouwer J T, Niesters H G, Schalm S W, Maertens G, Leroux-Roels G
Abstract excerpt
Interferon (IFN) alfa has been used widely for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections but only a small number of patients treated have shown a sustained biochemical and virological response. Anti-envelope E1 and E2 antibody titers were assessed retrospectively before, during, and after treatment with IFN in order to evaluate their usefulness for the prediction and monitoring of therapy...
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