Article
IL28B polymorphisms predict reduction of HCV RNA from the first day of therapy in chronic hepatitis C.
Journal of hepatology - 1 Nov 2011
Bochud P-Y, Bibert S, Negro F, Haagmans B, Soulier A, Ferrari C, Missale G, Zeuzem S, Pawlotsky J-M, Schalm S, Hellstrand K, Neumann A U, Lagging M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with IL28B influence the outcome of peginterferon-α/ribavirin therapy of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. We analyzed the kinetics of HCV RNA during therapy as a function of IL28B SNPs. METHODS: IL28B SNPs rs8099917, rs12979860, and rs12980275 were genotyped in 242 HCV treatment-naïve Caucasian patients (67% genotype 1, 28% genotype 2...
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