Spontaneous resolution of chronic hepatitis C virus infection after antiviral treatment and relapse

Hepatology Research

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 18-23

  Potthoff, Andrej ^a   Sarhaddar, Jasmin ^a   Wiegand, Johannes ^a   Lichtinghagen, Ralf ^a   Sarrazin, Christoph ^b   Ciner, Ayse ^a   Hadem, Johannes ^a   Trautwein, Christian ^a   Manns, Michael Peter ^a   Wedemeyer, Heiner ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Clearance; Hepatitis C infection; IL 8; Relapse; T cells

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 8; PEGINTERFERON ALPHA2B; RIBAVIRIN; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSPOT ASSAY; FOLLOW UP; HELPER CELL; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 19944426616     PISSN: 13866346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hepres.2004.11.007     Document Type: Article

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