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Peginterferon alfa-2b plus ribavirin for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C genotype 4.
The American journal of gastroenterology - 1 Sept 2004
Hasan Fuad, Asker Haifa, Al-Khaldi Jameela, Siddique Iqbal, Al-Ajmi Misfer, Owaid Salim, Varghese Rosh, Al-Nakib Basil
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype is an important predictive parameter for the success of pegylated interferon plus ribavirin therapy. To date, most published therapeutic trials have enrolled patients infected mainly with HCV genotypes 1, 2, and 3. Data regarding the responsiveness of genotype 4, the predominant type of HCV in the Middle East, are very limited. OBJECTIVE: To assess the efficacy of...
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