Article
Clinical importance of pharmacogenetics in the treatment of hepatitis C virus infection.
Romanian journal of morphology and embryology = Revue roumaine de morphologie et embryologie - 1 Jan 2016
Kamal Adina Maria, MitruŢ Paul, Kamal Kamal Constantin, Tica Oana Sorina, Niculescu Mihaela, Alexandru Dragoş Ovidiu, Tica Andrei Adrian
Abstract excerpt
Globally, over 4% of the world population is affected by hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. The current standard of care for hepatitis C infection is combination therapy with pegylated interferon and ribavirin for 48 weeks, which yield a sustained virological response in only a little over half of the patients with genotype 1 HCV. We investigated the clinical importance of pharmacogenetics in treatment efficacy...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
