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Response to interferon therapy: influence of human leucocyte antigen alleles in patients with chronic hepatitis C.
Journal of viral hepatitis - 1 Jul 1998
Sim H, Wojcik J, Margulies M, Wade J A, Heathcote J
Abstract excerpt
The response to interferon (IFN) therapy in patients with chronic hepatitis C is characterized by normalization of the serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) activity during treatment, but relapse within 6 months of cessation of therapy is common. Viral characteristics, such as the genotype and viral load, may influence the patient response to IFN. The aim of this study was to examine host factors, namely the...
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