Pegylated Interferon and Ribavirin Promote Early Evolution of Nonstructural 5A Protein in Individuals with Hepatitis C Who Demonstrate a Response to Treatment
Author(s) -
Mamta K. Jain,
HeJun Yuan,
Beverley AdamsHuet,
Amanda Reeck,
Janel L Shelton,
Nahid Attar,
Song Zhang,
Avidan U. Neumann,
D. Spencer Carney,
Michael Gale,
William M. Lee
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
the journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69
H-Index - 252
eISSN - 1537-6613
pISSN - 0022-1899
DOI - 10.1086/605475
Subject(s) - viral quasispecies , ns5a , hepatitis c virus , ribavirin , virology , hepatitis c , viral evolution , hepacivirus , biology , interferon , pegylated interferon , virus , immunology , medicine , rna , genetics , gene
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) quasispecies diversity is more likely to affect early viral decline during treatment of hepatitis C than is having human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. We evaluated the influence of HCV therapy on changes in the nonstructural 5A (NS5A) protein.
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