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Variability and resistance mutations in the hepatitis C virus NS3 protease in patients not treated with protease inhibitors.
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - 1 Feb 2013
Zeminian Luciana Bonome, Padovani Juliana Lara, Corvino Sílvia Maria, Silva Giovanni Faria, Pardini Maria Inês de Moura Campos, Grotto Rejane Maria Tommasini
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The goal of treatment of chronic hepatitis C is to achieve a sustained virological response, which is defined as exhibiting undetectable hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA levels in serum following therapy for at least six months. However, the current treatment is only effective in 50% of patients infected with HCV genotype 1, the most prevalent genotype in Brazil. Inhibitors of the serine protease non-structural...
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