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Clinical impact of the hepatitis C virus mutations in the era of directly acting antivirals.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Oct 2016
Coppola Nicola, Minichini Carmine, Starace Mario, Sagnelli Caterina, Sagnelli Evangelista
Abstract excerpt
Introduced in 2013-2014, the second- and third-wave directly acting antivirals (DAAs) have strongly enhanced the efficacy and tolerability of anti-HCV treatment, with a sustained virological response (SVR) in 90-95% of cases treated. The majority of patients who did not achieve an SVR were found to be infected with HCV strains with a reduced susceptibility to these drugs. Indeed, the high error rate of the viral...
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