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Post-load insulin resistance does not predict virological response to treatment of chronic hepatitis C patients without the metabolic syndrome.
Digestive and liver disease : official journal of the Italian Society of Gastroenterology and the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver - 1 May 2012
Fattovich Giovanna, Baroni Gianluca Svegliati, Pasino Michela, Pierantonelli Irene, Covolo Loredana, Ieluzzi Donatella, Passigato Nicola, Tonon Angelo, Faraci Maria Grazia, Guido Maria, Negro Francesco
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BACKGROUND AND AIM: The role of insulin resistance in predicting virological response to therapy of chronic hepatitis C is debated. We assessed the association between basal (defined as homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR)>2) and post-load insulin resistance (as oral glucose insulin sensitivity index<9.8 mg/kg/min) with the rapid and sustained virological responses in chronic hepatitis C....
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