Article
Hepatitis G and C viruses respond to interferon-alpha with different virologic kinetics.
Digestive diseases and sciences - 1 Jun 1998
Yang G, Caroli-Bosc F X, Laffont C, Bianchi D, Dantin S, Lefebvre J C, Doglio A
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this work was to specify the time course of response to interferon (IFN) of hepatitis G virus (HGV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) in coinfected individuals. A group of 33 patients, undergoing 12 months of IFN therapy for chronic hepatitis C, was screened for the presence of both HGV and...
Topics
- Antiviral Agents
- Flaviviridae
- Genotype
- Hepacivirus
- Hepatitis C, Chronic
- Hepatitis, Viral, Human
- Humans
- Interferon alpha-2
- Interferon-alpha
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- RNA, Viral
- Recombinant Proteins
- Time Factors
- Treatment Outcome
