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Sep 18 2009

SNPwatch: More Evidence That Genetic Variations are Important for Hepatitis C Infection and Treatment

Published by ErinC under SNPwatch, news

Unlike the flu virus, which the body is generally able to fight off completely, infection with hepatitis C is often chronic.  That means for most of the three to four million people worldwide who are newly infected each year the virus will persist in the body, where it greatly increases risk for chronic liver [...]

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