Thyroid disease is a favorable prognostic factor in achieving sustained virologic response in chronic hepatitis C undergoing combination therapy: A nested case control study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Interferon-α in combination with ribavirin is the current gold standard for treatment of chronic hepatitis C. It is unknown if the development of autoimmune thyroid disease (TD) during treatment confers an improved chance of achievin...

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Main Authors: Reeves Glenn EM, Gibson Robert, Jones Tracey L, Tran Huy A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-05-01
Series:BMC Endocrine Disorders
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6823/11/10