Article
Accurate prediction of response to interferon therapy by repeated measurement of hepatitis C virus core protein in patients with chronic hepatitis C.
Intervirology - 1 Jan 2002
Nishiguchi Shuhei, Enomoto Masaru, Tanaka Motoharu, Fukuda Katsuhiko, Tamori Akihiro, Habu Daiki, Takeda Tadashi, Shiomi Susumu, Tanaka Takashi, Yano Yoshihisa, Otani Shuzo
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE AND METHODS: Serum levels of hepatitis C virus (HCV), a predictor of the response to interferon (IFN) therapy, can fluctuate widely in patients with chronic hepatitis C, even without antiviral therapy. In order to increase the accuracy of predicting the response to therapy, serum samples from 134 patients with chronic hepatitis C were collected twice: 1.0-4.5 months before and just before the start of...
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