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Donor and recipient IL28B polymorphisms in HCV-infected patients undergoing antiviral therapy before and after liver transplantation.
American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons - 1 May 2011
Coto-Llerena M, Pérez-Del-Pulgar S, Crespo G, Carrión J A, Martínez S M, Sánchez-Tapias J M, Martorell J, Navasa M, Forns X
Abstract excerpt
IL28B gene polymorphisms are associated with the response to antiviral therapy in hepatitis C patients. We investigated the influence of IL28B polymorphisms on the response to therapy before and after liver transplantation (LT). Genotyping of SNPs rs8099917 and rs12979860 was performed in 128 HCV-infected liver transplant recipients and in their donors; all patients underwent antiviral treatment after LT. The...
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