Resistance-Associated NS5A Variants of Hepatitis C Virus Are Susceptible to Interferon-Based Therapy

Jun Itakura; Masayuki Kurosaki; Mayu Higuchi; Hitomi Takada; Natsuko Nakakuki; Yoshie Itakura; Nobuharu Tamaki; Yutaka Yasui; Shoko Suzuki; Kaoru Tsuchiya; Hiroyuki Nakanishi; Yuka Takahashi; Shinya Maekawa; Nobuyuki Enomoto; Namiki Izumi

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0138060

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Resistance-Associated NS5A Variants of Hepatitis C Virus Are Susceptible to Interferon-Based Therapy

Jun Itakura,

Affiliation Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Musashino Red Cross Hospital, Musashino, Tokyo, Japan
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Masayuki Kurosaki,

Affiliation Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Musashino Red Cross Hospital, Musashino, Tokyo, Japan
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Mayu Higuchi,

Affiliation Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Musashino Red Cross Hospital, Musashino, Tokyo, Japan
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Hitomi Takada,

Affiliation Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Musashino Red Cross Hospital, Musashino, Tokyo, Japan
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Natsuko Nakakuki,

Affiliation Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Musashino Red Cross Hospital, Musashino, Tokyo, Japan
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Yoshie Itakura,

Affiliation Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Musashino Red Cross Hospital, Musashino, Tokyo, Japan
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Nobuharu Tamaki,

Affiliation Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Musashino Red Cross Hospital, Musashino, Tokyo, Japan
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Yutaka Yasui,

Affiliation Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Musashino Red Cross Hospital, Musashino, Tokyo, Japan
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Shoko Suzuki,

Affiliation Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Musashino Red Cross Hospital, Musashino, Tokyo, Japan
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Kaoru Tsuchiya,

Affiliation Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Musashino Red Cross Hospital, Musashino, Tokyo, Japan
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Hiroyuki Nakanishi,

Affiliation Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Musashino Red Cross Hospital, Musashino, Tokyo, Japan
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Yuka Takahashi,

Affiliation Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Musashino Red Cross Hospital, Musashino, Tokyo, Japan
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Shinya Maekawa,

Affiliation First Department of Internal Medicine, University of Yamanashi, Chuou Yamanashi, Japan
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Nobuyuki Enomoto,

Affiliation First Department of Internal Medicine, University of Yamanashi, Chuou Yamanashi, Japan
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Namiki Izumi

* E-mail: izumi012@musashino.jrc.or.jp

Affiliation Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Musashino Red Cross Hospital, Musashino, Tokyo, Japan
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Resistance-Associated NS5A Variants of Hepatitis C Virus Are Susceptible to Interferon-Based Therapy

Jun Itakura,
Masayuki Kurosaki,
Mayu Higuchi,
Hitomi Takada,
Natsuko Nakakuki,
Yoshie Itakura,
Nobuharu Tamaki,
Yutaka Yasui,
Shoko Suzuki,
Kaoru Tsuchiya

Published: September 14, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0138060

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