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Occasional spontaneous clearance of chronic hepatitis C virus in HIV-infected individuals.
Journal of hepatology - 1 Oct 2014
Stenkvist Jenny, Nyström Jessica, Falconer Karolin, Sönnerborg Anders, Weiland Ola
Abstract excerpt
The IL28B genotype has been found to have a strong influence on spontaneous clearance of acute HCV both in HCV mono- and HIV/ the HCV co-infected patients. Spontaneous clearance of chronic HCV without HCV treatment is rare. Here, we report on three chronic HCV cases co-infected with HIV with spontaneous clearance of their HCV infection, all with the IL28B CC genotype. These cases were derived from a surveillance...
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