Lower Th-1/Th-2 Ratio Before Interferon Therapy May Favor Long-Term Virological Responses in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C
- 1 January 2002
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Springer Nature in Digestive Diseases and Sciences
- Vol. 47 (10) , 2163-2169
- https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1020114722763
Abstract
It is still controversial whether alterations in helper-T cell subpopulations contribute to the pathogenesis and clinical characteristics of chronic hepatitis C. The aim of this study was to clarify...Keywords
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