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Utilizing genomic polymorphisms to personalize hepatitis C therapies.
Current opinion in organ transplantation - 1 Apr 2012
Rifai Muhamad Aly, Sabouni Mouhamed Amr
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The need for liver transplant due to the progression of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection necessitates the consideration of antiviral treatment. Host genomic variations affect response to HCV treatment and predict the rates of adverse effects. Recently, multiple genomic polymorphisms were found to be critical in predicting treatment response as well as the rate of neuropsychiatric adverse...
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