Thyroid dysfunction in Turkish patients with chronic hepatitis C receiving peginterferon plus ribavirin in the period of 2005-2010
Interferon-α based therapy for chronic hepatitis C (CHC) is associated with thyroiditis and thyroid dysfunction (TD). This study investigated whether TD during pegylated interferon-α (PEG-IFN) plus ribavirin treatment favors sustained viral response (SVR), and also the association between TD and PEG...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2012-09-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867012001316 |