Predictors of Response to 24-Week Telaprevir-Based Triple Therapy for Treatment-Naïve Genotype 1b Chronic Hepatitis C Patients

We evaluated the genetic variation in rs8099917, substitutions in core amino acid (aa) 70, and the number of aa substitutions in the interferon sensitivity-determining region (ISDR) on the prediction of sustained virological response (SVR) in treatment-naïve hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1b (G1b)...

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Main Authors: Hiroshi Abe, Akihito Tsubota, Noritomo Shimada, Masanori Atsukawa, Keizo Kato, Koichi Takaguchi, Toru Asano, Yoshimichi Chuganji, Choitsu Sakamoto, Hidenori Toyoda, Takashi Kumada, Tatsuya Ide, Michio Sata, Yoshio Aizawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Gastroenterology Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/549709