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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...
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