Racial differences in hepatitis C viral responses

Posted: 17-Aug-2006 << BACK

African American patients with hepatitis C (HCV) infections experience a lower response rate to the peginterferon alfa-2a and ribavirin combination treatment than Caucasian Americans, according to a study published in the August issue of Gastroenterology, the journal for the members of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA).

Racial differences in viral responses were seen as early as the fourth week of treatment.....click here to read the full article