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Does the presence of serum autoantibodies influence the responsiveness to interferon-alpha 2a treatment in chronic hepatitis C?
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) - 1 Apr 1997
Wada M, Kang K B, Kinugasa A, Shintani S, Sawada K, Nishigami T, Shimoyama T
Abstract excerpt
The serum autoantibodies, antinuclear antibody, anti-DNA antibody, anti-smooth muscle antibody, antithyroglobulin antibody, antimicrosomal antibody, antimitochondrial antibody, rheumatoid factor and antibody to deoxyribonucleoprotein were measured at the baseline and on completion of interferon-alpha 2a (IFN-alpha 2a) treatment in chronic hepatitis C (CHC) patients who did not present with any autoimmune disease...
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