AASLD: HCV Response Linked Strongly to Gene Variant (CME/CE)

Courtesy MedPage Today Infectious Disease  Thu, 11/05/2009 - 12:14

BOSTON (MedPage Today) -- Additional analysis has confirmed that a polymorphism in an interferon-related gene is strongly associated with responses to standard treatments for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, a researcher said here.


 

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