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SNP Test Aims to ID Patients Who May Spontaneously Clear HCV

Jul 22, 2015
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Madeleine Johnson
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NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – Hepatitis C viral infection can lead to life-threatening liver complications and can be quite costly to treat. Scientists recently discovered that particular genotypes are associated with spontaneous clearance of the virus, which could enable better allocation of resources in some settings.

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