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In this preliminary study, children with chronic HBV hepatitis, as was also previously shown for adults, respond to interferon therapy in an HLA class I antigen dependent manner. If this can be confirmed on a large scale, HLA typing may serve as a useful indication of interferon-therapy responders.
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Giacchino, R. et al. (1992). Association between HLA class I antigens and response to interferon therapy in children with chronic HBV hepatitis. In: De Bac, C., Taliani, G., Gerlich, W.H. (eds) Chronically Evolving Viral Hepatitis. Archives of Virology, vol 4. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-5633-9_63
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