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Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C in a Canadian Aboriginal Population: Results from the Prairie Study

Author(s) -

Gerald Y. Minuk,

Meaghan O’Brien,

Kim Hawkins,

Didi Emokpare,

James D. McHattie,

Paul Harris,

Lawrence Worobetz,

Karen Doucette,

Kelly Kaita,

Stephen Wong,

Gilles Pinette,

Julia Uhanova

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

canadian journal of gastroenterology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1916-7237

pISSN - 0835-7900

DOI - 10.1155/2013/963694

Subject(s) - medicine , ribavirin , discontinuation , hepatitis c virus , chronic hepatitis , hepatitis c , genotype , pegylated interferon , population , antiviral treatment , immunology , viral load , antiviral therapy , virus , gastroenterology , biology , environmental health , biochemistry , gene

The Aboriginal population of Canada is at increased risk of exposure to the hepatitis C virus (HCV). Previous data indicate that spontaneous clearance of HCV occurs more often in Aboriginals than Caucasians. Whether this enhanced response extends to antiviral therapy for chronic HCV remains to be determined.

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