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Soluble Fas and Fas ligand in HIV/HCV coinfected patients and impact of HCV therapy.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology - 1 Oct 2011
Guzmán-Fulgencio M, Berenguer J, García-Álvarez M, Micheloud D, C López J, Cosín J, Fernández de Castro I, Catalán P, Miralles P, Resino S
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of clinical and epidemiological characteristics of 183 HIV/HCV coinfected patients and HCV clearance after antiviral treatment on serum sFas and sFasL levels. Thirty out of 183 patients underwent HCV antiviral therapy with IFN-α + RBV for a duration of 48 weeks. HCV genotype 1 and homeostasis model assessment for insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) had a significant...
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