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Genetic changes in the interferon sensitivity determining region of hepatitis C virus during the natural course of chronic hepatitis C.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Jul 2000
Maekawa S, Enomoto N, Kurosaki M, Nagayama K, Marumo F, Sato C
Abstract excerpt
Amino acid mutations in the interferon sensitivity determining region (ISDR) are closely associated with the response to interferon in patients with hepatitis C virus genotype 1b (HCV-1b) infection. In this study, 36 patients chronically infected with HCV-1b, with no history of interferon therapy with respect to ISDR changes in HCV were studied. Two serum samples were obtained from each patient, with an average...
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