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Interferon-associated thyroid dysfunction in anti-D-related chronic hepatitis C.
Journal of interferon & cytokine research : the official journal of the International Society for Interferon and Cytokine Research - 1 Jul 1997
Sachithanandan S, Clarke G, Crowe J, Fielding J F
Abstract excerpt
To assess the frequency and nature of thyroid abnormality in association with interferon (IFN) therapy alone and in combination with ribavirin, 19 patients receiving IFN therapy for hepatitis C virus (HCV)-induced liver disease had thyroid function tests assessed on a monthly basis. Group I (n = 9) patients received 5 million U of IFN s.c. daily for 2 weeks, followed by 3 million U three times per week for 6...
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