The presence of non-organ-specific autoantibodies is associated with a negative response to combination therapy with interferon and ribavirin for chronic hepatitis C

The presence of non-organ-specific autoantibodies is associated with a negative response to combination therapy with interferon and ribavirin for chronic hepatitis C

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Non-organ-specific autoantibodies are found in a considerable number of anti-HCV positive patients. Previous studies investigated the clinical relevance of these antibodies in patients treated with interferon monotherapy, but not com...

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Main Authors: Matern Siegfried, Lorenzen Johann, Gartung Carsten, Dietrich Christoph G, Geier Andreas, Stolte Christian, Wasmuth Hermann E, Lammert Frank
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2004-02-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Antiviral therapy
chronic hepatitis C
interferon-α
non-organ-specific autoantibodies
ribavirin
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/4/4

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