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Impact of hepatitis C virus core mutations on the response to interferon-based treatment in chronic hepatitis C.
World journal of gastroenterology - 7 Oct 2016
Sultana Camelia, Oprişan Gabriela, Teleman Monica Delia, Dinu Sorin, Oprea Cristiana, Voiculescu Mihai, Ruta Simona
Abstract excerpt
AIM: To determine whether hepatitis C virus (HCV) core substitutions play a role in the response to interferon-based treatment in Caucasian patients. METHODS: One hundred eight HCV chronically infected patients initiating treatment with pegylated IFN plus ribavirin for 48 wk were tested for baseline substitutions at codons 70 and 91 of the viral core protein (BigDye Terminator vers.3.1, Applied Biosystems,) and...
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