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Hepatitis delta genotype 5 is associated with favourable disease outcome and better response to treatment compared to genotype 1.
Journal of hepatology - 1 Jun 2020
Spaan Michelle, Carey Ivana, Bruce Matthew, Shang Dazhuang, Horner Mary, Dusheiko Geoff, Agarwal Kosh
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: Coinfection with HDV causes rapid progression to liver cirrhosis and hepatic decompensation in patients with chronic hepatitis B. Factors that are associated with disease progression are poorly understood. In this study we aim to identify risk factors associated with disease progression and better characterise clinical differences and treatment response between HDV genotype 1 and 5. METHODS: In...
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