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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Main Authors: Shao Qing, Dong Ji, Bing Li, Fan Li, Yudong Wang, Xioaxia Niu, Binfang Ling, Yuhua Meng, George Lau, Guofeng Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre 2015-07-01
Series:Annals of Saudi Medicine
Online Access:https://www.annsaudimed.net/doi/full/10.5144/0256-4947.2015.293