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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Main Authors: Masaya Sugiyama, Yasuhito Tanaka, Makoto Nakanishi, Masashi Mizokami
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011-01-01
Series:Journal of Pharmacological Sciences
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1347861319307546