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Increase of Soluble Programmed Cell Death Ligand 1 in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C.
International journal of medical sciences - 1 Jan 2017
Yamagiwa Satoshi, Ishikawa Toru, Waguri Nobuo, Sugitani Soichi, Kamimura Kenya, Tsuchiya Atsunori, Takamura Masaaki, Kawai Hirokazu, Terai Shuji
Abstract excerpt
Objectives: To determine whether the soluble programmed cell death ligand 1 (sPD-L1) levels in patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC) are associated with the clinical features of the disease and the efficacy of treatment, including interferon (IFN)-α. Methods: We investigated the sPD-L1 levels in the sera of 80 genotype 1b Japanese patients with CHC who underwent 12 weeks of telaprevir (TVR)- or simeprevir...
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