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SUBMITTER: Gondeau C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4641128 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
World journal of gastroenterology 20151101 42
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is one of the most common causes of chronic liver disease and the main indication for liver transplantation worldwide. As promising specific treatments have been introduced for genotype 1, clinicians and researchers are now focusing on patients infected by non-genotype 1 HCV, particularly genotype 3. Indeed, in the golden era of direct-acting antiviral drugs, genotype 3 infections are no longer considered as easy to treat and are associated with higher risk of d ...[more]