Improvement of glucose and lipid metabolism with pegylated interferon-α plus ribavirin therapy in Chinese patients chronically infected with genotype 1b hepatitis C virus
BACKGROUND: Many epidemiological studies have demonstrated a significant association between Type 2 diabetes mellitus and abnormal lipid profiles with chronic HCV genotype 1 (GT1) infection. We examined the impact on glucose and lipid profiles of treating Chinese patients using pegylated interferon...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre
2015-07-01
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Series: | Annals of Saudi Medicine |
Online Access: | https://www.annsaudimed.net/doi/full/10.5144/0256-4947.2015.293 |