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Interleukin-28B genotype testing to determine response to the combination of pegylated-interferon and ribavirin for the treatment of hepatitis C virus

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a bloodborne infection that is one of the leading causes of liver disease. If left untreated, HCV can lead to cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma, and death. The current standard of care for HCV is a combination of pegylated-interferon (peg-IFN) and ribavirin (RBV) in whic...

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Autores principales: Nguyen, Christine M., Mendes, Margaret, Tsunoda, Shirley, Ma, Joseph D.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3024597/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21278901
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/currents.RRN1207