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Functional impairment of dendritic cells in patients infected with hepatitis C virus genotype 1 who failed peginterferon plus ribavirin therapy.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Jul 2011
Liang Cheng-Chao, Liu Chen-Hua, Lin Yu-Li, Liu Chun-Jen, Chiang Bor-Luen, Kao Jia-Horng
Abstract excerpt
Although chronic hepatitis C patients have a lower frequency and functions of dendritic cells (DCs) than healthy subjects, little is known about the serial changes in frequency and functions of DCs following anti-viral treatment and the relationship with treatment outcomes. Twenty patients with hepatitis C virus genotype 1 receiving peginterferon (PEG-IFN) and ribavirin for 24 weeks were enrolled. The frequency...
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