Discovery Could Improve Hepatitis C Treatment

"Walter and Eliza Hall Institute researchers are part of an international team that has discovered a genetic variation that could identify those people infected with hepatitis C who are most likely to benefit from current treatments."

National Summit on Viral Hepatitis To Be Held September 10-11 in Washington, D.C. | Reuters

"Chronic viral hepatitis is a leading cause of liver cancer and cirrhosis that costs the nation's health system hundreds of millions of dollars each year, yet attracts little public attention. As many as 2 million people in the United States are living with chronic hepatitis B and an estimated 3.2 million are chronically infected with hepatitis C. However, most do not even know they are infected and miss out on getting early medical care, putting them at increased risk for developing serious liver disease."