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. 1996 Sep;3(5):265-6.
doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2893.1996.tb00053.x.

Detectable levels of IgM antibodies to hepatitis C virus core protein predict breakthrough in patients with chronic hepatitis C treated with interferon-alpha

O Fracassetti  1 , R Tambini, V Perani, O Vicari, N Lorenzi, G Delvecchio
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Detectable levels of IgM antibodies to hepatitis C virus core protein predict breakthrough in patients with chronic hepatitis C treated with interferon-alpha

O Fracassetti et al. J Viral Hepat. 1996 Sep.

Abstract

The predictive value of IgM antibodies to hepatitis C virus core antigen (HCcAb) is controversial. We studied 79 patients undergoing interferon-alpha (IFN-alpha) treatment and we found that detectable levels of IgM HCcAb could predict breakthrough on treatment.

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