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Association of HLA alleles with response (especially biochemical response) to interferon therapy in Japanese patients with chronic hepatitis C.
Journal of interferon & cytokine research : the official journal of the International Society for Interferon and Cytokine Research - 1 Mar 2003
Nishiguchi Shuhei, Kaneshiro Satoshi, Tanaka Motoharu, Enomoto Masaru, Akihiro Tamori, Habu Daiki, Takeda Tadashi, Fujino Keizo, Tanaka Takashi, Yano Yoshihisa, Shiomi Susumu
Abstract excerpt
The response of chronic hepatitis C to interferon (IFN) treatment is classified as complete response (CR), biochemical response (BR), or no response (NR). Several studies have found no difference in prevention of hepatocellular carcinoma by IFN therapy between patients with CR and those with BR. We investigated whether specific human leukocyte antigen (HLA) alleles were associated with response to IFN, especially...
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