Summary.  Hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment requires maximal adherence to pegylated interferon (Peg�IFN) and ribavirin to achieve a sustained virologic response (SVR). Neutropenia is the most common cause for Peg�IFN...
Conclusion:Overall QOL and psychosocial functioning are not deleteriously impacted by PEG 2a + RV or PL treatment of children with HCV. (HEPATOLOGY 2011.). (Source: Hepatology) Read More →
Hepatitis C virus subverts liver-specific microRNA, miR-122, to upregulate viral RNA abundance in both infected cultured cells and in the liver of infected chimpanzees. These findings have identified miR-122...
Conclusions:  Serum visfatin was correlated with disease severity and metabolic syndrome in CHC patients. (Source: Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology) Read More →
By Anne Ahira -
Hepatitis A is the condition caused by the hepatitis A virus and is the swelling or inflammation of the liver. Hepatitis A is a less serious form of hepatitis as it will not become a chronic...