Open AccessHigh serum leptin is an independent risk factor for non-response patients with low viremia to antiviral treatment in chronic hepatitis C
Author(s) -
Yuichiro Eguchi
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v12.i4.556
Subject(s) - medicine , viremia , leptin , hepatitis c virus , gastroenterology , liver biopsy , viral load , hepatitis c , body mass index , risk factor , immunology , biopsy , virus , obesity
To determine whether body weight and/or serum leptin were independent predictors of response to antiviral treatment in patients with chronic hepatitis C.
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