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Mutations in different regions of the genome of hepatitis C virus genotype 1b and association with response to interferon therapy.
International journal of molecular medicine - 1 Dec 2012
Zhang Lin, Han Feng, Zhang Dan, Dou Xiao-Guang
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to investigate the association of mutations in the E2/NS1 [hypervariable regions 1 and 2 (HVR1 and HVR2)] and NS5A regions of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) genome and the effectiveness of interferon (IFN) therapy, and assess whether the degree of heterogeneity of HCV quasispecies predicts response to IFN treatment. Fourteen patients infected with HCV genotype 1b (HCV-1b) who were treated...
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