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Efficacy and safety of combination therapy of natural human interferon beta and ribavirin in chronic hepatitis C patients with genotype 2 and high virus load.
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) - 1 Jan 2010
Arase Yasuji, Suzuki Fumitaka, Akuta Norio, Sezaki Hitomi, Suzuki Yoshiyuki, Kawamura Yusuke, Kobayashi Masahiro, Hosaka Tetsuya, Yatsuji Hiromi, Hirakawa Miharu, Matsumoto Naoki, Saito Satoshi, Ikeda Kenji, Kobayashi Mariko, Kumada Hiromitsu
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OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of combination therapy of natural human interferon-beta and ribavirin in patients infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 2 and high virus load. METHODS: Inclusion criteria were HCV-genotype 2, serum HCV RNA level of >or=100 KIU/mL before combination therapy. A total of 24 were enrolled in this retrospective cohort study. The treatment period of...
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