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The impact of human gene polymorphisms on HCV infection and disease outcome.
Seminars in liver disease - 1 Nov 2011
Schaefer Esperance A K, Chung Raymond T
Abstract excerpt
In recent years, some genome-wide association studies have identified several single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with hepatitis C viral containment, treatment response, and disease progression. IL28B is a gene on chromosome 19, coding for interferon-λ3, and two polymorphisms upstream of this the gene have been strongly associated with clinical outcomes after treatment for the hepatitis C virus...
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