Prediction of relapse after interferon therapy in hepatitis C virus-infected patients by the use of triple assay

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 68-73

  El Awady, Mostafa K ^a   Abdel Rahman, Mohamed M ^b   Ismail, Somayia M ^a   Amr, Khalda S ^a   Omran, Moataza ^a   Mohamed, Sabry A ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

^b AL AZHAR UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Hepatitis C virus; Interferon; Relapse; Triple assay

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALPHA2A INTERFERON; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; RIBAVIRIN; VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; MALE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 12244249484     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1746.2003.02919.x     Document Type: Article

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