Modelling how responsiveness to interferon improves interferon-free treatment of hepatitis C virus infection.

Direct-acting antiviral agents (DAAs) for hepatitis C treatment tend to fare better in individuals who are also likely to respond well to interferon-alpha (IFN), a surprising correlation given that DAAs target specific viral proteins whereas IFN triggers a generic antiviral immune response. Here, we...

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Main Authors: Vishnu Venugopal, Pranesh Padmanabhan, Rubesh Raja, Narendra M Dixit
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-07-01
Series:PLoS Computational Biology
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.1006335&type=printable