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Mutations in the NS5A gene of hepatitis C virus subtype 1b and response to peg-IFNα-2a/RBV combination therapy in Azerbaijani patients.
Archives of virology - 1 Nov 2014
Bokharaei-Salim Farah, Keyvani Hossein, Salehi-Vaziri Mostafa, Sadeghi Farzin, Monavari Seyed Hamidreza, Mehrnoush Leila, Alavian Seyed Moayed
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is one of the major causes of chronic liver disease throughout the world. The presence of mutations in different regions of the HCV subtype 1b (HCV-1b) nonstructural 5A (NS5A) gene may be associated with response to interferon therapy. This study evaluated whether amino acid substitutions in the NS5A protein of HCV-1b correlated with response to pegylated interferon alfa-2a...
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