Pharmacogenomics of chronic hepatitis C therapy with genome-wide association studies

Chronic hepatitis C (CHC) is a liver disease characterized by infection with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) persisting for more than six months. Patients with CHC often stop pursuing the pegylated interferon (peg-IFN) and ribavirin (RBV) treatment because of the high cost and associated adverse effects...

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Main Authors: Wang, Chun-Hsiang, Hwang, Yuchi, Lin, Eugene
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2010
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4863289/