Peginterferon alfa-2a (40 kilodaltons) and ribavirin in patients with chronic hepatitis C and normal aminotransferase levels.

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Published in Gastroenterology on December 01, 2004

Authors

Stefan Zeuzem1, Moisés Diago, Edward Gane, K Rajender Reddy, Paul Pockros, Daniele Prati, Mitchell Shiffman, Patrizia Farci, Norman Gitlin, Christopher B O'Brien, François Lamour, Pilar Lardelli, PEGASYS Study NR16071 Investigator Group

Author Affiliations

1: Saarland University Hospital, Homburg/Saar, Germany. zeuzem@uniklinik-saarland.de

Associated clinical trials:

Prediction of Significant Hepatic Fibrosis in HCV Carriers With PNALT by SAPI- A Validation Study | NCT00466271

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