Article
[Prognostic relevance of hepatitis C virus genotype for responsiveness to interferon-alpha].
Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie - 1 Aug 1995
Berg T, König V, Küther S, Heuft H G, Wittmann G, Lobeck H, Hopf U
Abstract excerpt
The influence of hepatitis C virus (HCV)-genotypes on the responsiveness to interferon- (IFN-alpha) was studied in 116 patients with proven chronic hepatitis C. 88 of 116 (76%) patients were infected with HCV-genotype 1, 7 (6%) with HCV-genotype 2, and 21 patients (18%) with HCV-genotype 3. All p...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Drug Administration Schedule
- Female
- Genotype
- Hepacivirus
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatitis, Chronic
- Humans
- Interferon Type I
- Liver Function Tests
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
- Prognosis
- Recombinant Proteins
- Treatment Outcome
