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Hepatitis C virus genotypes, HLA-DRB alleles and their response to interferon-alpha and ribavirin in patients with chronic hepatitis C.
Hepatobiliary & pancreatic diseases international : HBPD INT - 1 Feb 2005
Jiao Jian, Wang Jiang-Bin
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BACKGROUND: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a worldwide common disease. Some predictive factors influencing the response to interferon alpha (IFN-alpha) therapy have been identified, but the conclusions differ in various counties and areas. The aim of this study was to study the associations between HCV genotypes, HLA-DRB alleles and their response to IFN-alpha and ribavirin in Chinese patients with chronic hepatitis...
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