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The role of bile acid retention and a common polymorphism in the ABCB11 gene as host factors affecting antiviral treatment response in chronic hepatitis C.
Journal of viral hepatitis - 1 Nov 2011
Iwata R, Stieger B, Mertens J C, Müller T, Baur K, Frei P, Braun J, Vergopoulos A, Martin I V, Schmitt J, Goetze O, Bibert S, Bochud P-Y, Müllhaupt B, Berg T, Geier A
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The outcome of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and the likelihood of a sustained virological response (SVR) to antiviral therapy depends on both viral and host characteristics. In vitro studies demonstrated that bile acids (BA) interfere with antiviral interferon effects. We investigate the influence of plasma BA concentrations and an ABCB11 polymorphism associated with lower transporter expression on viral...
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