DOES INSULIN RESISTANCE IMPAIR THE VIROLOGICAL RESPONSE TO PEGINTERFERON/RIBAVIRIN IN CHRONIC HEPATITIS C GENOTYPE 3 PATIENTS?

DOES INSULIN RESISTANCE IMPAIR THE VIROLOGICAL RESPONSE TO PEGINTERFERON/RIBAVIRIN IN CHRONIC HEPATITIS C GENOTYPE 3 PATIENTS?

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Insulin resistance and diabetes mellitus are common extrahepatic manifestations of chronic hepatitis C (HCV). Insulin resistance assessed by HOMA-IR is associated with low rates of sustained virological response, especially in HCV genotype 1 positive patients treated with pegi...

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Main Authors: Marcela Pezzoto LAURITO, Giovanni Faria SILVA, Hugo CHEINQUER, Rajani SHARMA, Elizabeth VERNA, Edison Roberto PARISE
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE)
Series:Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
Subjects:
Chronic hepatitis C
Genotype
Insulin resistance
Ribavirin
Antiviral agents
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