antibody – a protein that is part of your immune system that is produced to fight an infection. Each antibody recognises a specific antigen.
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type II diabetes mellitus (T2DM) – an illness that usually affect adults (previously called adult-onset diabetes), when glucose levels increase because the body does not produce enough insulin or does not respond well to insulin.
oesophagus – part of the gut between the throat and the stomach.
adverse event – an unexpected or unwanted effect during a research study. Sometimes this used to describe a side effect from a drug.
Although all side effects are adverse events, not all adverse events are side effects.
HCV – hepatitis C, a virus that causes liver disease.