[Prediction of the outcome of IFN therapy in type C chronic hepatitis from serological grouping of hepatitis C virus].

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[Prediction of the outcome of IFN therapy in type C chronic hepatitis from serological grouping of hepatitis C virus].

Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine - 1 Jul 1994

Sakai A, Yanagi M, Unoura M, Kobayashi K

Abstract excerpt

We investigated the relationship between serological grouping of hepatitis C virus and the response to IFN therapy in type C chronic hepatitis. In group I, responders were low (28%) with a high incidence of recurrence of HCV-RNA (72%). By contrast, in group II, responders were high (62%) and recu...

Topics

Chronic Disease
Genotype
Hepacivirus
Hepatitis C
Humans
Interferons
RNA, Viral
Recurrence
Serotyping
Treatment Outcome

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