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Rapid changes in hepatitis C virus quasispecies produced by a single dose of IFN-alpha in chronically infected patients.
Journal of interferon & cytokine research : the official journal of the International Society for Interferon and Cytokine Research - 1 Jun 2001
Fornai C, Maggi F, Favilli F, Vatteroni M L, Pistello M, Marchi S, Ciccorossi P, Antonelli G, Bendinelli M
Abstract excerpt
The effects of a single dose of 3 international megaunits of interferon-alpha2b (IFN-alpha2b) on hepatitis C virus (HCV) load and quasispecies were examined 24 h after administration in 12 previously untreated, chronically infected patients. All patients had viremia loads appreciably reduced relative to baseline values, thus confirming that the viral load is rapidly affected by IFN-alpha2b. Five patients also...
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