Serum fibrosis markers are associated with liver disease progression in non-responder patients with chronic hepatitis C.

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Published in Gut on July 30, 2010

Authors

Robert J Fontana1, Jules L Dienstag, Herbert L Bonkovsky, Richard K Sterling, Deepa Naishadham, Zachary D Goodman, Anna S F Lok, Elizabeth C Wright, Grace L Su, HALT-C Trial Group

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, 3912 Taubman Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. rfontana@med.umich.edu

Associated clinical trials:

Long Term Interferon for Patients Who Did Not Clear Hepatitis C Virus With Standard Treatment (HALT-C) | NCT00006164

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