title: Can Peg-IFN alpha-2a plus ribavirin be used to treat patients with chronic hepatitis C and normal alanine aminotransferase levels?
authors.affiliation: Royal Free and University College School of Medicine, London, UK. g.dusheiko@medsch.ucl.ac.uk
authors.forename: Geoffrey
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dusheiko
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Danta
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000410:Alanine Transaminase / Q000097:blood*; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D004337:Drug Carriers; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D016174:Hepacivirus / Q000235:genetics; D019698:Hepatitis C, Chronic / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D000077190:Interferon alpha-2; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000097:blood; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D012254:Ribavirin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D015415:Biomarkers; D004337:Drug Carriers; D000077190:Interferon alpha-2; D016898:Interferon-alpha; D012367:RNA, Viral; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols; D012254:Ribavirin; D000410:Alanine Transaminase; C100416:peginterferon alfa-2a