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Idenix Pharmaceuticals Announces Nucleotide Prodrug Program Poster Presentation at the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) Annual Meeting
 
 
  CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 1, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Idenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:IDIX), a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery and development of drugs for the treatment of human viral diseases, today announced a poster presentation featuring preclinical data for its uridine nucleotide prodrug candidate for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection at the 64th Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD), which will take place in Washington, DC, November 1-5, 2013. Full abstracts can now be viewed at the AASLD website at www.aasld.org.
 
The following abstract will be presented in a poster session during the AASLD Annual Meeting in the Poster Hall on Saturday, November 2, 2013, 2:00pm -- 7:30pm Eastern Time:
 
-- Abstract No. 485: "A Novel Uridine Nucleotide Prodrug, IDX20963, and Its Potential for Use in a Low-Dose Direct-Acting Antiviral Regimen for HCV."
 
ABOUT HEPATITIS C
 
Hepatitis C virus is a common blood-borne pathogen infecting three to four million people worldwide annually. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that more than 170 million people worldwide are chronically infected with HCV, representing a nearly 5-fold greater prevalence than human immunodeficiency virus.
 
ABOUT IDENIX
 
Idenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc., headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is a biopharmaceutical Company engaged in the discovery and development of drugs for the treatment of human viral diseases. Idenix's current focus is on the treatment of patients with hepatitis C infection. For further information about Idenix, please refer to www.idenix.com.
 
CONTACT: Idenix Pharmaceuticals Contact: Teri Dahlman, (617) 995-9807

 
 
 
 
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