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Serum HCV RNA titer at the end of interferon therapy predicts the long-term outcome of treatment.
Journal of hepatology - 1 Nov 1995
Aiyama T, Yoshioka K, Takayanagi M, Iwata K, Okumura A, Kakumu S
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Serum HCV RNA was quantitated by the competitive polymerase chain reaction before, at the end of, and after interferon therapy. We assessed whether serum HCV RNA titer at the end of interferon therapy predicts the long-term outcome of treatment. METHODS/RESULTS: Of 71 patients treated with various doses of interferons, 21 became negative for HCV RNA persistently during follow up of 2 years, and...
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