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The homeostasis model assessment of the insulin resistance score is not predictive of a sustained virological response in chronic hepatitis C patients.
Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver - 1 Jan 2011
Fattovich Giovanna, Covolo Loredana, Pasino Michela, Perini Eleonora, Rossi Luigi, Brocco Giorgio, Guido Maria, Cristofori Chiara, Belotti Caterina, Puoti Massimo, Gaeta Giovanni Battista, Santantonio Teresa, Raimondo Giovanni, Bruno Raffaele, Minola Eliseo, Negro Francesco, Donato Francesco
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OBJECTIVES: To investigate the independent association between the homeostasis model assessment of the insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) score and rapid virological response (RVR) and sustained virological response (SVR) in chronic hepatitis C (CHC). METHODS: Observational prospective cohort study of 412 CHC patients [59% males; mean age 45 years; genotype 1 (44%), 2 (32%), 3 (19%) and 4 (5%)] treated with pegylated...
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