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[Genetic polymorphisms as new predictive factors for successful treatment of chronic hepatitis C].
Klinicka mikrobiologie a infekcni lekarstvi - 1 Dec 2011
Válková Ivana, Kristian Pavol, Schréter Ivan, Habalová Viera
Abstract excerpt
Currently, the gold standard for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C is combination therapy with pegylated interferon alpha and ribavirin. Despite advances in treatment modalities, only 50 % of patients achieve sustained virological response. Therefore, determination of predictive factors related to response to therapy is very important. In 2009, three independent studies concerning genome-wide association...
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