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Predictors of sustained virological response in Greek and Egyptian patients with hepatitis C genotype 4: does ethnicity matter?
Journal of medical virology - 1 Aug 2012
Papastergiou Vasilios, Dimitroulopoulos Dimitrios, Skorda Lamprini, Lisgos Philippos, Ketikoglou Ioannis, Kostas Nikolaos, Karatapanis Stylianos
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis C virus genotype 4 (HCV-4) is spreading beyond Africa and the Middle East but data regarding treatment with pegylated interferon alpha and ribavirin of European populations infected with HCV-4 remains limited. Interestingly, European (vs. Egyptian) origin has been associated with lower sustained virological response rates. Hence the aim of this study was to investigate the treatment outcomes of Greek...
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