Article
Determination of IL28B polymorphisms in liver biopsies obtained after liver transplantation.
Journal of hepatology - 1 Feb 2012
Coto-Llerena Mairene, Crespo Gonzalo, González Patricia, Koutsoudakis George, Miquel Rosa, Navasa Miquel, Forns Xavier, Pérez-del-Pulgar Sofía
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Recipient and donor IL28B polymorphisms seem to play an important role in the response to hepatitis C treatment after liver transplantation (LT). Since donor peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) are not always available, the aim of our study was to assess whether follow-up biopsies obtained after LT could be used to determine donor IL28B genotype. METHODS: Genotyping of IL28B rs12979860...
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