Novel Findings for the Development of Drug Therapy for Various Liver Diseases: Genetic Variation in IL-28B Is Associated With Response to the Therapy for Chronic Hepatitis C
Hepatitis C infection is a global health problem. Spontaneous viral clearance was observed in approximately 30% of individuals with acute infection. In the therapy using a combination of pegylated interferon-α and ribavirin, approximately 50% of chronic hepatitis C patients infected with high viremi...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2011-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Pharmacological Sciences |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1347861319307546 |