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DOES INSULIN RESISTANCE IMPAIR THE VIROLOGICAL RESPONSE TO PEGINTERFERON/RIBAVIRIN IN CHRONIC HEPATITIS C GENOTYPE 3 PATIENTS?
Arquivos de gastroenterologia - 1 Jan 2000
Laurito Marcela Pezzoto, Silva Giovanni Faria, Cheinquer Hugo, Sharma Rajani, Verna Elizabeth, Parise Edison Roberto
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BACKGROUND: Insulin resistance and diabetes mellitus are common extrahepatic manifestations of chronic hepatitis C (HCV). Insulin resistance assessed by HOMA-IR is associated with low rates of sustained virological response, especially in HCV genotype 1 positive patients treated with peginterferon/ribavirin. The effect of insulin resistance on sustained virologic response in HCV genotype 3 positive patients who...
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