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DOES VITAMIN D CONCENTRATION IS CORRELATED TO CHRONIC HEPATITIS C TREATMENT FAILURE: A CASE CONTROL STUDY

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Egypt has the highest prevalence rate of Hepatitis C virus (HCV) in the world, where, chronic hepatits C (CHC) is considered a major health problem. The standard treatment of CHC is combination therapy of pegylated interferon and ribavirin.  Successful treatment and sustained virological response (SVR) are only achieved in 30% of patients. Major adverse effects and high cost of the treatment makes predicting the treatment output is an important approach. The aim of this study to find an association between Vitamin D concentration with achieving SVR.  Patients and methods: In this study; 250 patients were selected and divided into 3 groups (100 CHC patients who achieved SVR, 100 CHC patients who did not achieve SVR, and 50 patients as control). Blood samples were collected to measure vitamin D concentration and routine liver function tests. Results: Vitamin D concentration was found significantly higher in the responders more than non responders. Conclusion: Vitamin D concentration is valid predector to the response of CHC patients to combination of pegylated interferon and ribvirin thrapy

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10.21608/ajps.2015.12501

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HCV genotype 4, Interferon and ribavirin therapy, vitamin D concentration

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Ahmed

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Abdelsalam

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Misr International University, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy

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51

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1

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2386

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2015-03-01

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2018-09-04

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2015-03-01

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152

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163

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1110-1644

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2535-1958

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Al-Azhar Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

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DOES VITAMIN D CONCENTRATION IS CORRELATED TO CHRONIC HEPATITIS C TREATMENT FAILURE: A CASE CONTROL STUDY

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22 Jan 2023