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Pretreatment prediction of virological response to peginterferon plus ribavirin therapy in chronic hepatitis C patients using viral and host factors.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Dec 2008
Shirakawa Haruaki, Matsumoto Akihiro, Joshita Satoru, Komatsu Michiharu, Tanaka Naoki, Umemura Takeji, Ichijo Tetsuya, Yoshizawa Kaname, Kiyosawa Kendo, Tanaka Eiji
Abstract excerpt
The interferon sensitivity determining region (ISDR) of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) and T-helper type 1 and type 2 (Th1/Th2) ratio were analyzed along with other host and viral factors for their ability to predict the response of patients with chronic hepatitis C to pegylated interferon alpha-2b...
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