| Autor: |
Mizokami, Masashi, Ohno, Tomoyoshi, Ohba, Ken-ichi, Davis, Gary L, Suzuki, Kaoru, Orito, Etsuro, Lau, Johnson YN |
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Antiviral Therapy; January 1999, Vol. 4 Issue: 1 p15-19, 5p |
| Abstrakt: |
Two patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 2b infection were studied. They responded biochemically to interferon (IFN) but had early virological and later biochemical relapse. The HCV quasispecies equilibrium in these patients was studied by a combination of cloning, sequencing and construction of phylogenetic trees. Another patient with chronic HCV genotype 2b infection was followed every 6 months for 30 months (including one episode of biochemical exacerbation) to serve as the control. Quasispecies equilibrium drifted during IFN therapy but moved back in the direction of the original equilibrium during biochemical relapse. In the control patient, there was no significant drifting throughout the follow-up period. These data suggest that IFN therapy exerts selective pressure on HCV quasispecies equilibrium. |
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