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Genotype distribution of hepatitis C virus infection in Greece: correlation with different risk factors and response to interferon therapy.
European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology - 1 Jan 1998
Diamantis I, Vafiadis I, Voskaridou E, Dellatetsima J, Jäggi N, Gyr K, Battegay M
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of HCV genotypes among Greek patients with chronic hepatitis C and to assess the influence of genotypes and quasi-species populations on efficacy of interferon therapy. Genotypes were determined in 65 patients (18 patients after kidney transplantation, 16 with thalassemia and 31 with no known risk factor) with elevated ALT for more than 6 months and...
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