Anemia
New Anemia Study Findings Reported from Shiga University of Medical Science
Published in Hepatitis Weekly, February 13th, 2012
2012 FEB 13 -- New investigation results, "Polymorphism of the inosine triphosphate pyrophosphatase gene predicts ribavirin-induced anemia in chronic hepatitis C patients," are detailed in a study published in Molecular Medicine Reports. According to the authors of a study from Shiga, Japan, "Ribavirin (RBV)-induced anemia is a serious side effect of pegylated interferon (PEG-IFN) plus RBV therapy which is the standard care most effective for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. In the present study, we investigated the association of inosine triphosphate pyrophosphatase (ITPA) genotypes with RBV-induced hemoglobin (Hb) reduction in HCV patients treated with...
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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2012-02-13)
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