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Quantitation of hepatic hepatitis C virus RNA in patients with chronic hepatitis C. Relationship with severity of disease, viral genotype and response to treatment.
Journal of hepatology - 1 Sept 2001
Gervais A, Martinot M, Boyer N, Auperin A, Le Breton W, Degott C, Valla D, Marcellin P
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/AIMS: To determine the correlation between hepatic hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA and histological lesions, viral genotype or response to alpha interferon therapy. METHODS: Forty-three patients with chronic hepatitis C (14 sustained responders (SR) and 29 non-sustained responders (NSR)) were studied. A liver tissue sample was obtained before and 1 year after treatment. Quantitation of hepatic HCV-RNA was...
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