Attachment of hepatitis C virus to cultured cells: a novel predictive factor for successful interferon therapy.

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Attachment of hepatitis C virus to cultured cells: a novel predictive factor for successful interferon therapy.

Journal of medical virology - 1 Sept 1998

Kimura Y, Hayashida K, Ishibashi H, Niho Y, Akazawa K, Yanagi Y

Abstract excerpt

In order to identify reliable predictive factors for the response to interferon (IFN) therapy, we examined 52 patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection who underwent IFN therapy. Titers of free virions that were not complexed with antibodies were determined by immunoprecipitation of...

Topics

Adult
Cells, Cultured
Female
Genotype
Hepacivirus
Hepatitis C
Humans
Interferons
Male
Middle Aged
Precipitin Tests
Predictive Value of Tests
RNA, Viral

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