Article
[Predicting factors for the response to interferon therapy against hepatitis C virus infection: HCV genotyping].
Rinsho byori. The Japanese journal of clinical pathology - 1 Oct 1994
Yoshioka K, Kakumu S
Abstract excerpt
The predictive factors in the efficacy of interferon therapy were analyzed on the patients with chronic hepatitis C by multivariate analysis, and HCV genotype and histological diagnosis were found useful for predicting the response to interferon therapy. Of the patients, 57% were found to be infected with HCV II, 27% were with HCV III, and 3% were with HCV IV. HCV I was not found in our patients. The complete...
Topics
- Base Sequence
- Genotype
- Hepacivirus
- Hepatitis C
- Humans
- Interferons
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Multivariate Analysis
- Predictive Value of Tests
- RNA, Viral