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Evolutionary dynamics of the E1-E2 viral populations during combination therapy in non-responder patients chronically infected with hepatitis C virus subtype 1b.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Jan 2013
Saludes Verónica, González-Candelas Fernando, Planas Ramón, Solà Ricard, Ausina Vicente, Martró Elisa
Abstract excerpt
Half of the patients chronically infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1 fail to respond to pegylated interferon alpha (PEG-IFN) and ribavirin (RBV) therapy. This study assesses the effects of treatment on the evolution of the E1-E2 viral region in non-responder patients infected with HCV-1b. Twenty-three HCV-1b chronically infected patients were studied retrospectively, including 19 non-responders to...
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