Mutations in the non-structural protein 5A gene in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus 1b infection during repeated interferon treatment

Hepatology Research

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 276-283

  Takatori, Masao ^a   Sugata, Fumihiko ^a   Okuse, Chiaki ^a   Iwabuchi, Shogo ^a   Iino, Shiro ^a  

^a ST MARIANNA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Interferon; Interferon sensitivity determining region; Non structural region; Viral hepatitis

Indexed keywords

ALPHA2A INTERFERON; ALPHA2B INTERFERON; AMINO ACID; BETA INTERFERON; VIRUS PROTEIN; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; AGED; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SENSITIVITY; GENE MUTATION; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; RETREATMENT; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS MUTANT;

EID: 0033809808     PISSN: 13866346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1386-6346(00)00076-0     Document Type: Article

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