Researchers at Saint Louis University have developed an approach that may help predict how a patient infected with Hepatitis C virus (HCV) will respond to treatment.
Researchers at Saint Louis University have developed an approach that may help predict how a patient infected with Hepatitis C virus (HCV) will respond to treatment.
HCV causes hepatitis and increased risk of developing liver cancer.
Liver Cancer - Types, Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment, Prevention, Progosis
Liver or hepatic cancer is an abnormal growth of cells in the liver. The leading cause of the disease is cirrhosis or scarring of the liver tissue.
Liver or hepatic cancer is an abnormal growth of cells in the liver. The leading cause of the disease is cirrhosis or scarring of the liver tissue.
However, the new approach raises the possibility of a test to predict treatment response and reduce treatment failures, something that could save a great deal of pain and expense for HCV-infected patients.
The research team, led by John Tavis and Rajeev Aurora, used a method known as covariation analysis to analyze variation in the genome-wide amino-acid sequence of viruses isolated from HCV-infected patients before they underwent treatment.
Liver Cancer Treatment
Liver Cancer is the uncontrolled growth of cells in the liver. The present section provides a graphic description of the various forms of liver cancer treatment in addition to the latest techniques such as Chemoembolisation and Radio frequency Ablation.
Liver Cancer is the uncontrolled growth of cells in the liver. The present section provides a graphic description of the various forms of liver cancer treatment in addition to the latest techniques such as Chemoembolisation and Radio frequency Ablation.
The researchers suggest that the data has implications for the development of a test to predict how an individual infected with HCV will respond to treatment and might help identify targets for new antiviral drugs.
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Hepatitis B-Causes-Symptoms-Diagnosis-Treatment-Vaccination-FAQs
Hepatitis B is inflammation of the liver due to infection with the hepatitis B virus.
Hepatitis B is inflammation of the liver due to infection with the hepatitis B virus.
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Protein Target To Treat Hepatitis C Virus Identified
Combination therapies found to work effectively based on the genetic make up of protein p7
Combination therapies found to work effectively based on the genetic make up of protein p7
