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Genomics and HCV infection: progression of fibrosis and treatment response.
Journal of hepatology - 1 Nov 2012
Estrabaud Emilie, Vidaud Michel, Marcellin Patrick, Asselah Tarik
Abstract excerpt
HCV infection is a global health problem that affects 170 million people worldwide. The severity of the disease varies from asymptomatic chronic infection to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Recently, the standard of care for genotype 1 patients has greatly improved with the addition of protease inhibitors (telaprevir or boceprevir) to pegylated interferon (PegIFN) and ribavirin (RBV). The prediction...
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