Interferon-Containing and Interferon-Free HCV Therapy for HIV-Infected Patients
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Altered Thymic Function during Interferon Therapy in HCV-Infected Patients
Interferon alpha (IFNα) therapy, despite good efficacy in curing HCV infection, leads to major side effects, in particular inducement of a strong peripheral T-cell lymphocytopenia. We here analyze the early consequences of IFNα therapy on both thymic function and peripheral T-cell homeostasis in patients in the acute or chronic phase of HCV-infection as well as in HIV/HCV co-infected patients. ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Seminars in Liver Disease
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0272-8087,1098-8971
DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1371012