Significance of serum hepatitis C virus RNA levels in chronic hepatitis C

The Lancet

Volumn 341, Issue 8859, 1993, Pages 1501-1504

  Lau, J Y N ^a   Davis, G L ^a   Kniffen, J ^a   Qian, K P ^a   Urdea, M S ^b   Chan, C S ^b   Neuwald, P D ^b   Wilber, J C ^b   Mizokami, M ^c  

^a Section of Hepatobiliary Diseases   (United States)

^b NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

^c NAGOYA CITY UNIV MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERUM; VIREMIA;

ADULT; AGED; BASE SEQUENCE; FEMALE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS, CHRONIC; HUMAN; INTERFERON ALFA-2B; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RNA, VIRAL; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; VIREMIA;

EID: 0027276247     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0140-6736(93)90635-T     Document Type: Article

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