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[A possible role of human leukocyte antigen(HLA) typing for predicting response to interferon therapy in chronic hepatitis C].
Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine - 1 Jul 2001
Korenaga M, Hino K, Okita K
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis C viral load, genotype and/or staging of liver fibrosis are known to be factors for predicting response to interferon(IFN) therapy in patients with chronic hepatitis C. The aim of this study is to investigate if human leukocyte antigen(HLA) typing is related to the response to IFN therapy. The seventy six Japanese patients were studied and categorized into two groups: 46 patients with chronic hepatitis...
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