| ~20-40% of such hepatitis C patients respond to treatment |
| Geno
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Mag
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Summary
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| (C;C)
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2
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~80% of such hepatitis C patients respond to treatment
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| (C;T)
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2.5
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~20-40% of such hepatitis C patients respond to treatment
|
| (T;T)
|
3
|
~20-25% of such hepatitis C patients respond to treatment
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This is considered an unfavorable response genotype for hepatitis C patients considering the use of PEG-interferon-alpha containing therapeutic treatment. This basically means the odds of a successful response are lower than for patients with the rs12979860(C;C) genotype.
