The effect of HLA alleles on response to interferon therapy in patients with chronic hepatitis C.

doi:10.1097/00042737-199810000-00009

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The effect of HLA alleles on response to interferon therapy in patients with chronic hepatitis C.

European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology - 1 Oct 1998

Kikuchi I, Ueda A, Mihara K, Miyanaga O, Machidori H, Ishikawa E, Tamura K

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OBJECTIVE: To compare HLA alleles in the patients with chronic hepatitis C treated with interferon-alpha (IFN-alpha) between patients with response to IFN treatment and nonresponse. METHOD: Sixty-seven Japanese patients with chronic hepatitis C were treated with daily intramuscular administration...

Topics

Alanine Transaminase
Alleles
Female
HLA Antigens
Hepatitis C, Chronic
Humans
Injections, Intramuscular
Interferon-alpha
Male
Middle Aged
RNA, Viral
Treatment Outcome
Viral Load

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