Immunological dynamics associated with rapid virological response during the early phase of type I interferon therapy in patients with chronic hepatitis C

Jae-Won Lee; Won Kim; Eun-Kyung Kwon; Yuri Kim; Hyun Mu Shin; Dong-Hyun Kim; Chan-Ki Min; Ji-Yeob Choi; Won-Woo Lee; Myung-Sik Choi; Byeong Gwan Kim; Nam-Hyuk Cho

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0179094

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Immunological dynamics associated with rapid virological response during the early phase of type I interferon therapy in patients with chronic hepatitis C

Jae-Won Lee,

Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea, Department of Biomedical Science, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Won Kim ,

* E-mail: drwon1@snu.ac.kr (WK); chonh@snu.ac.kr (NHC)

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul Metropolitan Government Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Eun-Kyung Kwon,

Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea, Department of Biomedical Science, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Yuri Kim,

Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea, Department of Biomedical Science, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Hyun Mu Shin,

Affiliation Department of Biomedical Science, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Dong-Hyun Kim,

Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea, Department of Biomedical Science, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Chan-Ki Min,

Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea, Department of Biomedical Science, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Ji-Yeob Choi,

Affiliations Department of Biomedical Science, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea, Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Won-Woo Lee,

Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea, Department of Biomedical Science, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea, Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Myung-Sik Choi,

Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea, Institute of Endemic Disease, Seoul National University Medical Research Center and Bundang Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Byeong Gwan Kim,

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul Metropolitan Government Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Nam-Hyuk Cho

* E-mail: drwon1@snu.ac.kr (WK); chonh@snu.ac.kr (NHC)

Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea, Department of Biomedical Science, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea, Institute of Endemic Disease, Seoul National University Medical Research Center and Bundang Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3673-6397

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Immunological dynamics associated with rapid virological response during the early phase of type I interferon therapy in patients with chronic hepatitis C

Jae-Won Lee,
Won Kim,
Eun-Kyung Kwon,
Yuri Kim,
Hyun Mu Shin,
Dong-Hyun Kim,
Chan-Ki Min,
Ji-Yeob Choi,
Won-Woo Lee,
Myung-Sik Choi

Published: June 14, 2017
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0179094

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