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A 2015 roadmap for the management of hepatitis C virus infections in Asia.
The Korean journal of internal medicine - 1 Jul 2015
Lim Seng Gee, Dan Yock Young
Abstract excerpt
The prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in Asia is 0.5% to 4.7%, with three different genotypes predominating, depending on the geographic region: genotype 1b in East Asia, genotype 3 in South and Southeast Asia, and genotype 6 in Indochina. Official approval for direct-acting antiviral agents (DAAs) in Asia lags significantly behind that in the West, such that in most countries the mainstay of therapy is still...
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