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Associations between serum lipids and hepatitis C antiviral treatment efficacy.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Sept 2010
Ramcharran Darmendra, Wahed Abdus S, Conjeevaram Hari S, Evans Rhobert W, Wang Tianyi, Belle Steven H, Yee Leland J
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UNLABELLED: Approximately one half of patients who undergo antiviral therapy for chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1 infection do not respond to treatment. African Americans (AAs) are less responsive to treatment than Caucasian Americans (CAs), but the reasons for this disparity are largely unknown. Recent studies suggest that serum lipids may be associated with treatment response. The aims of this study...
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