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Influence of HFE gene polymorphism on the progression and treatment of chronic hepatitis C.
Journal of viral hepatitis - 1 Mar 2004
Lebray P, Zylberberg H, Hue S, Poulet B, Carnot F, Martin S, Chretien Y, Pol S, Caillat-Zuckman S, Bréchot C, Nalpas B
Abstract excerpt
We analysed liver histology findings in a large cohort of patients with chronic hepatitis C and in roughly half of them their response to interferon-alpha-based on iron parameters and HFE status. Histological activity and virological response to antiviral therapy (n = 146) were analysed in 273 immunocompetent and nonalcoholic patients with chronic hepatitis C, in terms of serum iron load, intrahepatic iron load...
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