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Comparative study of patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection due to genotypes 1 and 3 referred for treatment in southeast Brazil.
BMC infectious diseases - 4 Dec 2008
Vigani Aline G, Pavan Maria H, Tozzo Raquel, Gonçales Eduardo S L, Feltrin Adriana, Fais Viviane C, Lazarini Maria S K, Gonçales Neiva S L, Gonçales Fernando L
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BACKGROUND: The progression of liver disease in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is influenced by host and viral factors. Distinct clinical outcomes in patients infected with different HCV genotypes have been described in the literature. However, the association between specific HCV genotype and clinical outcome remains unclear. We set out to study the natural history of HCV genotype 1 and...
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