A pilot study of 2 years of interferon treatment in patients with chronic delta hepatitis

Journal of Viral Hepatitis

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 812-816

  Yurdaydin, C ^a   Bozkaya, H ^a   Karaaslan, H ^a   Onder F O ^a   Erkan, O E ^a   Yalcin K ^b   Degertekin H ^b   Bozdayi, A M ^a   Uzunalimoglu O ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b DICLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Chronic delta hepatitis; Treatment; Two years of interferon

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALPHA2B INTERFERON; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELTA AGENT HEPATITIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT DURATION; VIROLOGY; VIRUS DETECTION;

ADULT; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; BIOPSY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS D; HEPATITIS DELTA VIRUS; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HUMANS; INTERFERON ALFA-2B; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL;

EID: 35248877520     PISSN: 13520504     EISSN: 13652893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2893.2007.00875.x     Document Type: Article

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