GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE IMPACT IN THERAPEUTIC RESPONSE OF CHRONIC HEPATITIS C: a systematic review of the literature

BackgroundThe standard treatment of chronic hepatitis C is the administration of pegylated interferon α2a or α2b in combination with ribavirin, but adverse effects can be observed, as well as the high cost of this therapy. Therefore, there is interest in understanding the predictors of sustained vir...

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Main Authors: Maria de Lourdes Albuquerque de QUEIROGA, Raymundo PARANÁ, José Eymard Moraes de MEDEIROS FILHO, Giovannini Cesar A FIGUEIREDO, Ananda Peixoto de ARAÚJO, Hagley Walson Soares LEITE, Itiel de Souza AQUINO, Leonardo Honório de A MELO NETO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE) 2015-09-01
Series:Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-28032015000300239&lng=en&tlng=en