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Does sequencing the PKRBD of hepatitis C virus NS5A predict therapeutic response to combination therapy in an Australian population?
Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology - 1 May 2004
Macquillan Gerry C, Niu Xianwa, Speers David, English Suzanne, Garas George, Harnett Gerry B, Reed William D, Allan Jane E, Jeffrey Gary P
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UNLABELLED: Abstract Background and Aim: The presence of four or more amino acid substitutions within the interferon sensitivity determining region (ISDR) of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1b NS5A gene determines sensitivity to interferon (IFN) monotherapy in Japanese patients. Resistance of HCV genotype 1 to IFN-alpha has been attributed to the functional inhibition of a RNA dependent protein kinase (PKR)...
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