[beta-Interferon therapy of chronic hepatitis HCV+, 1b genotype].

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[beta-Interferon therapy of chronic hepatitis HCV+, 1b genotype].

Recenti progressi in medicina - 1 May 1998

Vezzoli M, Girola S, Fossati G, Mazzucchelli I, Gritti D, Mazzone A

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Various papers reported that chronic viral hepatitis is the principal cause of chronic liver disease, as cirrhosis and hepatocarcinoma. Interferon is the only agent known to have a beneficial effect in chronic hepatitis. The response rate has been less than 10 percent in patients with genotype 1b...

Topics

Alanine Transaminase
Antiviral Agents
Aspartate Aminotransferases
Biomarkers
Female
Genotype
Hepacivirus
Hepatitis C, Chronic
Humans
Interferon-beta
Male
Middle Aged

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