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The clinical features of patients with a Y93H variant of hepatitis C virus detected by a PCR invader assay.
Journal of gastroenterology - 1 Jan 2016
Kan Toshiki, Hashimoto Senju, Kawabe Naoto, Murao Michihito, Nakano Takuji, Shimazaki Hiroaki, Nakaoka Kazunori, Ohki Masashi, Takagawa Yuka, Kurashita Takamitsu, Takamura Tomoki, Yoshioka Kentaro
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Resistance-associated variants (RAVs) reduce the efficacy of interferon (IFN)-free therapy with asunaprevir and daclatasvir for patients infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1b. The characteristics of patients with an L31 or a Y93 variant in the nonstructural 5A region detected by a polymerase chain reaction invader assay were investigated. METHODS: In total, 201 patients with HCV genotype...
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