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Prevalence of amino acid mutations in hepatitis C virus core and NS5B regions among Venezuelan viral isolates and comparison with worldwide isolates.
Virology journal - 21 Sept 2012
Jaspe Rossana C, Sulbarán Yoneira F, Sulbarán Maria Z, Loureiro Carmen L, Rangel Hector R, Pujol Flor H
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Recent reports show that R70Q and L/C91M amino acid substitutions in the core from different hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes have been associated with variable responses to interferon (IFN) and ribavirin (RBV) therapy, as well to an increase of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) risk, liver steatosis and insulin resistance (IR). Mutations in NS5B have also been associated to IFN, RBV, nucleoside and...
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