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Diabetes mellitus is associated with impaired response to antiviral therapy in chronic hepatitis C infection.
Digestive diseases and sciences - 1 Dec 2009
Elgouhari Hesham M, Zein Claudia O, Hanouneh Ibrahim, Feldstein Ariel E, Zein Nizar N
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UNLABELLED: Insulin resistance may promote hepatic fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C (HCV) and has emerged as a cofactor in failure to achieve sustained viral response (SVR). AIMS: (1) To assess the association of diabetes mellitus (DM) in HCV patients to the severity of hepatic fibrosis and to the response to antiviral treatment. (2) To assess the safety of pegylated interferon and ribavirin combination therapy...
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