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Nitric oxide levels and sustained virological response to pegylated-interferon alpha2a plus ribavirin in chronic HCV genotype 4 hepatitis: A prospective study.
Journal of gastrointestinal and liver diseases : JGLD - 1 Dec 2010
Ibrahim Mohamed, Gomaa Wafaey, Ibrahim Yehia, El Hadad Hazem, Shatat Mohamed, Aleem Ashraf Abdel, Essawy Mohamed, Fouad Yasser M
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BACKGROUND: The role of nitric oxide (NO) in infectious diseases is gaining attention because of its antiviral effects. AIM: To evaluate whether serum and hepatic NO levels are predictors of the outcome of treatment in patients with chronic hepatitis C genotype 4. METHODS: Fifty six patients with chronic HCV genotype 4 treated with pegylated interferon (IFN) alpha-2a plus ribavirin underwent blood tests,...
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