Article
Interferon-alpha therapy for individuals with normal serum alanine aminotransferase levels before treatment.
Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology - 1 Jan 1997
Orito E, Mizokami M, Suzuki K, Ohba K I, Ohno T, Mizuno M, Iijima Y, Saito H, Nemoto A, Nukuta N
Abstract excerpt
While interferon (IFN) therapy is approved for patients with chronic hepatitis C infection, the effectiveness of IFN therapy for anti-hepatitis C virus (HCV)-positive individuals with normal ALT levels remains poorly understood. Twenty-five individuals (M:F = 9:16; age = 51.8 +/- 15.1 years) who...
Topics
- Alanine Transaminase
- Antiviral Agents
- Case-Control Studies
- Clinical Enzyme Tests
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Genotype
- Hepacivirus
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatitis, Chronic
- Humans
- Immunoenzyme Techniques
- Interferon alpha-2
- Interferon-alpha
- Male