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Hepatitis B virus genotype B is associated with better response to thymosin alpha1 therapy than genotype C.
Journal of viral hepatitis - 1 Dec 2006
Chien R-N, Lin C-Y, Yeh C-T, Liaw Y-F
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotype has been reported to correlate with response to interferon treatment in several studies. The relationship between HBV genotype and thymosin alpha1 (T-alpha1) treatment is unknown. We retrospectively examine HBV genotypes, precore and core promoter mutations in patients treated with Talpha1 and analyse the correlation between complete response [alanine aminotransferase (ALT)...
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