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HCV genotype 1 subtypes (1a and 1b): similarities and differences in clinical features and therapeutic outcome.
Hepatology international - 1 Jan 2015
Andriulli A, Morisco F, Ippolito A M, Di Marco V, Valvano M R, Angelico M, Fattovich G, Granata R, Smedile A, Milella M, Felder M, Gaeta G B, Gatti P, Fasano M, Mazzella G, Santantonio T
Abstract excerpt
AIM: To evaluate similarities and differences in HCV-1 subtypes 1a and 1b in the presenting clinical features and the response to peg-interferon and ribavirin (Peg/RIBA). PATIENTS AND METHODS: A total of 1,233 naïve patients with HCV genotype-1 infection, 159 (13%) with subtype 1a and 1,074 (87%) with subtype 1b were treated with Peg-IFN/RIBA at 12 Italian centers. Covariates included in the logistic model were...
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