## Abstract Hepatitis C virus (HCV) replication was assessed before and during alpha‐interferon (IFN) treatment in 22 anti‐HCV positive patients with posttransfusion or sporadic chronic hepatitis (CH). Eleven patients were “responders” and 11 patients “non‐responders” to IFN. Thirteen anti‐HCV nega
Hepatitis C virus RNA in serum and liver histology in asymptomatic anti-HCV positive subjects
✍ Scribed by M. Coltorti; M. Romano; M. Persico; Filomena Morisco; Concetta Tuccillo; Nicola Caporaso
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 519 KB
- Volume
- 23
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0300-8126
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