Low cell binding ability of HCV is closely related to interferon treatment especially in patients with HCV genotype 2a/2b. A large series prospective study on Japanese patients with chronic hepatitis C.

doi:10.1016/s0168-8278(00)80315-3

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Low cell binding ability of HCV is closely related to interferon treatment especially in patients with HCV genotype 2a/2b. A large series prospective study on Japanese patients with chronic hepatitis C.

Journal of hepatology - 1 Nov 2000

Kimura Y, Hayashida K, Yanagi Y, Ishibashi H, Akazawa K, Niho Y

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BACKGROUND/AIMS: We have previously shown that the quantity of antibody-free virion in the pre-treatment sera of the patients with chronic hepatitis C is a good predictive factor for the efficacy of interferon treatment. However, the biological significance of the free virion should be verified by a prospective study. METHODS: We prospectively evaluated 152 consecutive patients with chronic hepatitis C who...

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Low cell binding ability of HCV is closely related to interferon treatment especially in patients with HCV genotype 2a/2b. A large series prospective study on Japanese patients with chronic hepatitis C.

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