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Section Type: METHODS

Text: Non-responders were randomized either to continue with IFN (IFN 5 MU/TIW followed by 10 MU/TIW, each for 3 months) alone (group A : n = 76, m : f = 54 : 22, age 45. 7 + / - 12 years, 16 % cirrhosis, alanine aminotransferase [ALT] 66 + / - 35 U/l) or in combination with ribavirin (approximately 14 mg/kg/day) (group B : n = 81, m : f = 57 : 24, age 48. 2 + / - 12 years, 17 % cirrhosis, ALT 71 + / - 40 U/l).