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Variants in the ITPA gene protect against ribavirin-induced hemolytic anemia in HIV/HCV-coinfected patients with all HCV genotypes.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Feb 2012
Naggie Susanna, Rallon Norma I, Benito José M, Morello Judith, Rodriguez-Novoa Sonia, Clark Paul J, Thompson Alexander J, Shianna Kevin V, Vispo Eugenia, McHutchison John G, Goldstein David B, Soriano Vincent
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: A recent genome-wide association study reported a strong association with a single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the inosine triphosphate (ITPA) gene and hemolytic anemia in patients infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) receiving pegylated interferon and ribavirin. We investigate these polymorphisms in a cohort of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/HCV-coinfected patients. METHODS: DNA was...
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