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Nonimmune complexed HCV RNA titer in serum as a predictor of interferon response in patients with chronic hepatitis C.
The American journal of gastroenterology - 1 Mar 2003
Fujita Naoki, Kaito Masahiko, Takeo Masaki, Iwasa Motoh, Ikoma Jiro, Watanabe Shozo, Adachi Yukihiko
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) has been reported to exist in the circulation of patients in various forms such as free virions, immune complexes, and nucleocapsids. To clarify the clinical significance of serum HCV titers according to the forms of virus particles, we evaluated the immune complexed (IC) and nonimmune complexed (NIC) HCV RNA titers in 77 chronic hepatitis patients treated with interferon (IFN)....
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