English Journal

Longitudinal analysis of the 5'UTR, E2-PePHD and NS5A-PKRBD genomic regions of hepatitis C virus genotype 1a in association with the response to peginterferon and ribavirin therapy in HIV-coinfected patients.

Bolcic F, Laufer N, Torres C, Cassino L, Reynoso R, Quarleri J.SourceInstituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas en Retrovirus y Sida, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Antiviral research.Antiviral Res.2012 Aug;95(2):72-81. doi: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2012.05.015. Epub 2012 Jun 7.
BACKGROUND: The rate of non-response to pegylated interferon plus ribavirin (peg-IFN+RBV) in HCV/HIV coinfected patients is higher than in HCV-monoinfected patients. In this sense, the contribution of HCV genetic variability is unknown. The 5' untranslated (5'UTR), the nonstructural 5A (NS5A) and th
PMID 22683884

Correlation between HCV viraemia and splenic volume in chronic HCV infected patients: an Egyptian study.

Ahmed R, Salama H, Abdallah el S, Ahmed Sel-D, Sabry D, Omar D, Darwish T.SourceEndemic Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Arab journal of gastroenterology : the official publication of the Pan-Arab Association of Gastroenterology.Arab J Gastroenterol.2012 Jun;13(2):58-64. doi: 10.1016/j.ajg.2012.06.001. Epub 2012 Jul 11.
BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS: As HCV lymphotropism was ascertained, this study was carried out to verify the possible involvement of the spleen in HCV-related chronic hepatitis.PATIENTS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 97 HCV infected patients attending for treatment with interfero
PMID 22980593

Japanese Journal

Occult persistence and lymphotropism of hepadnaviral infection : insights from the woodchuck viral hepatitis model