Article
Hepatitis B genotypes and response to antiviral therapy: a review.
American journal of therapeutics - 1 Jan 2000
Palumbo Emilio
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this review is to examine the impact of hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotypes on biochemical and virologic response to antiviral drugs (alfa-interferon and pegylated-interferon alfa-2b, lamivudine, and adefovir dipivoxil) actually used for the treatment of chronic hepatitis, HBV related. International literature evidences that HBV genotypes D and C are associated with a lower rate of favorable response to...
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