Serum Alpha-Fetoprotein Predicts Treatment Outcome in Chronic Hepatitis C Patients Regardless of HCV Genotype

Hendy Abdoul, Vincent Mallet, Stanislas Pol and Arnaud Fontanet

PLOS ONE, 2008, vol. 3, issue 6, 1-4

Abstract: We examined the association between serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) level and sustained virological response (SVR) in 93 chronic hepatitis C patients. The SVR rate was much higher among patients with serum AFP levels below rather than above the median value (5.7 ng/ml) (58.7% and 19.2%, respectively; P

Date: 2008
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