Chronic hepatitis C: the viral load per liver cell before treatment as a new marker to predict long-term response to IFN-alpha therapy.

doi:10.1016/s0168-8278(97)80331-5

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Chronic hepatitis C: the viral load per liver cell before treatment as a new marker to predict long-term response to IFN-alpha therapy.

Journal of hepatology - 1 Nov 1997

Schlaak J F, Trippler M, Ernst I, Meyer zum Büschenfelde K H, Gerken G

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BACKGROUND/AIMS: So far, there are no reliable parameters that can predict the long-term sustained response to treatment with interferon-alpha in patients with chronic hepatitis C. In this study, we have developed a semi-quantitative method to determine the viral load per liver cell and have corr...

Topics

Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Female
Genotype
Hepacivirus
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis, Chronic
Humans
Interferon-alpha
Leukocytes, Mononuclear
Liver
Male
Middle Aged
Predictive Value of Tests
Prognosis
RNA, Viral
Serotyping

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PMID: 9382981
DOI: 10.1016/s0168-8278(97)80331-5

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