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Closed tube method for rapid screening of IL28B polymorphisms involved in response to hepatitis C treatment.
Molecular and cellular probes - 1 Aug 2012
Habalová Viera, Klimčáková Lucia, Židzik Jozef, Vasovčák Peter, Kristian Pavol, Valková Ivana, Schréter Ivan, Šalagovič Ján
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BACKGROUND & AIM: Hepatitis C is a liver disease caused by the hepatitis C virus. Interferon and ribavirin combination therapy has been a standard treatment of chronic hepatitis C. But only about 50% of patients have positive response to treatment and achieve so called sustained virological response. Recent studies indicate association of several single nucleotide polymorphisms near IL28B gene and response of...
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