Past, Present, and Future of Viral Hepatitis C in Japan

Of all the industrialized countries of the world, Japan has the highest rate of hepatitis C. It also has 1 of the oldest and most varied histories of hepatitis C in the world among the industrialized modern nations. Hepatitis C and its complications are the leading cause of liver cancer in Japan. Ja...

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Autor principal: Yatsuhashi, Hiroshi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers 2016
Materias:
Mini Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5578559/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29201725
http://dx.doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10018-1166
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Sumario:Of all the industrialized countries of the world, Japan has the highest rate of hepatitis C. It also has 1 of the oldest and most varied histories of hepatitis C in the world among the industrialized modern nations. Hepatitis C and its complications are the leading cause of liver cancer in Japan. Japan has the highest rate of liver cancer among the industrialized countries. From 2004 to 2014, PegIFN/RBV treatment was the mainstream of hepatitis C treatment. In 2014, the first interferon-free therapy was approved in Japan. Subsequently, other interferon-free therapies have been approved. Hepatitis C virus disinfection in hepatitis C patients in Japan has become possible with a probability of 96% or more. HOW TO CITE THIS ARTICLE: Yatsuhashi H. Past, Present, and Future of Viral Hepatitis C in Japan. Euroasian J Hepato-Gastroenterol 2016;6(1):49-51.

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