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The effect of HLA alleles on response to interferon therapy in patients with chronic hepatitis C

DOI

30

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0

References

1998

Year

Ikuo Kikuchi, Aya Ueda, Koichiro Mihara, O. Miyanaga, Hironob MACHIDORI, Emi Ishikawa, Kazuo Tamura
European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Abstract

The low viral load is a good predictor. HLA-B54 and HLA-A24-B54-DR4 haplotype should be predictors for poor response to IFN therapy in patients with chronic hepatitis C.