Modulation of Hepatitis C Virus quasispecies heterogeneity by interferon-α and ribavirin therapy

Journal of Viral Hepatitis

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 99-106

  Gonzalez Peralta R P ^a,b   Liu, W Z ^a   Davis, G L ^a   Qian, K P ^a   Lau, J Y N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

HCV; Heterogeneity; Interferon; Quasispecies; Ribavirin; SSCP

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALPHA INTERFERON; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; GLYCOPROTEIN E2, HEPATITIS C VIRUS; RIBAVIRIN; VIRUS ENVELOPE PROTEIN; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETICS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; VIROLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; INTERFERON-ALPHA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE-STRANDED CONFORMATIONAL; RIBAVIRIN; RNA, VIRAL; VIRAL ENVELOPE PROTEINS;

EID: 0031088282     PISSN: 13520504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2893.1997.tb00211.x     Document Type: Article

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