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An interferon response gene signature is associated with the therapeutic response of hepatitis C patients.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Pfeffer Lawrence M, Li Kui, Fleckenstein Jaquelyn F, Marion Tony N, Diament Joel, Yang Chuan He, Pfeffer Susan R, Fan Meiyun, Handorf Elizabeth, Handorf Charles R
Abstract excerpt
Infection with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major cause of chronic liver diseases and hepatocellular carcinoma worldwide, and thus represents a significant public health problem. The type I interferon (IFN), IFNα, has been successful in treating HCV-infected patients, but current IFN-based treatment regimens for HCV have suboptimal efficacy, and relatively little is known about why IFN therapy eliminates the...
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