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NS5A(ISDR-V3) region genetic variability of Tunisian HCV-1b strains: Correlation with the response to the combined interferon/ribavirin therapy.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Dec 2009
Bouzgarrou N, Hassen E, Mahfoudh W, Gabbouj S, Schvoerer E, Ben Yahia A, Ben Mami N, Triki H, Chouchane L
Abstract excerpt
In the non-structural protein 5A (NS5A) of hepatitis C virus (HCV), mutations within the interferon sensitivity-determining region (ISDR), the PKR-binding domain (PKR-BD), the variable region 3 (V3), and the interferon/ribavirin resistance-determining region (IRRDR) have been correlated with the IFN-based therapy response. In Tunisia, where a high prevalence of HCV-1b has been found, no data regarding the...
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