Article
Hepatitis C virus genotype and RNA titer in the progression of type C chronic liver disease.
Journal of hepatology - 1 Sept 1994
Mita E, Hayashi N, Kanazawa Y, Hagiwara H, Ueda K, Kasahara A, Fusamoto H, Kamada T
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis C virus genotype and the amounts of circulating HCV RNA are the most important factors in determining the efficacy of interferon therapy for chronic hepatitis C. To clarify the correlation of these two factors to the progression of liver disease, we classified 148 Japanese patients with type C chronic liver disease into genotypes and also measured their HCV RNA titers (logarithmic transformed copy...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
- Chronic Disease
- Disease Progression
- Female
- Genotype
- Hepacivirus
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatitis, Chronic
- Humans
- Japan
