Article
Genotype, serum level of HCV-RNA and response to interferon-alpha treatment in patients with chronic hepatitis C.
The Netherlands journal of medicine - 1 Dec 1995
Clarysse C, Van den Eynde C, Nevens F, Portier C, Aelbrecht N, Fevery J, Yap S H
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Since only a small proportion of patients with chronic hepatitis C benefit from interferon therapy, we assessed the viral factors such as HCV genotype and the level of viraemia for prediction of interferon response. METHODS: HCV genotype and serum levels of HCV-RNA were determined in 2...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Alanine Transaminase
- Antiviral Agents
- Chronic Disease
- Drug Monitoring
- Female
- Genotype
- Hepacivirus
- Hepatitis C
- Humans
- Interferon alpha-2
