Interferon therapy for hepatitis
β Scribed by Zuckerman, Arie J.
- Book ID
- 109702697
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 1976
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 138 KB
- Volume
- 263
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0028-0836
- DOI
- 10.1038/263640a0
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The development of autoantibodies and autoimmune reactions has been reported during and after interferon (IFN) therapy. Thirteen different antibodies from the sera of 32 patients with chronic hepatitis B treated with alpha-interferon (alpha-IFN) were tested. Seventeen HBeAg-positive patients receive