Female sex and IL28B, a synergism for spontaneous viral clearance in hepatitis C virus (HCV) seroconverters from a community-based cohort.

Female sex and IL28B, a synergism for spontaneous viral clearance in hepatitis C virus (HCV) seroconverters from a community-based cohort.

BACKGROUND & AIMS:Since acute hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is often asymptomatic, it is difficult to examine the rate and determinants of spontaneous clearance. Consequently, these studies are subject to bias, which can potentially lead to biased rates of viral clearance and risk estimates....

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Main Authors: Charlotte H B S van den Berg, Bart P X Grady, Janke Schinkel, Thijs van de Laar, Richard Molenkamp, Robin van Houdt, Roel A Coutinho, Debbie van Baarle, Maria Prins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3216978?pdf=render

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