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DNA polymorphisms and response to treatment in patients with chronic hepatitis C: results from the HALT-C trial.
Journal of hepatology - 1 Oct 2008
Morgan Timothy R, Lambrecht Richard W, Bonkovsky Herbert L, Chung Raymond T, Naishadham Deepa, Sterling Richard K, Fontana Robert J, Lee William M, Ghany Marc G, Wright Elizabeth C, O'Brien Thomas R
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BACKGROUND/AIMS: Certain host genetic polymorphisms reportedly affect the likelihood of a sustained virological response (SVR) to interferon treatment in subjects infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV). As part of the HALT-C trial we evaluated genetic associations among patients infected with HCV genotype 1 who had failed previous interferon treatment. METHODS: SVR was determined 24 weeks after completing...
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