Is pre-treatment liver biopsy necessary for all hepatitis C genotypes?

Background. Current practice guidelines recommend liver biopsy prior to treatment of hepatitis C genotype-1 but not for genotype-2/3; this is based on expert opinion, not on published evidence. Methods. In retrospective analysis of a large trial database prior to the publication of recent guidelines...

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Үндсэн зохиолчид: Kevork M. Peltekian, Dr., Vincent G. Bain, Samuel S. Lee, Morris Sherman, Curtis L. Cooper, Eric M. Yoshida, Paul J. Marotta, Mel Krajden, Robert Balshaw, Marc Deschênes
Формат: Өгүүллэг
Хэл сонгох:English
Хэвлэсэн: Elsevier 2011-07-01
Цуврал:Annals of Hepatology
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Онлайн хандалт:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119315376