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Implications of PNPLA3 polymorphism in chronic hepatitis C patients receiving peginterferon plus ribavirin.
Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics - 1 Jun 2012
Valenti L, Aghemo A, Stättermayer A F, Maggioni P, De Nicola S, Motta B M, Rumi M G, Dongiovanni P, Ferenci P, Colombo M, Fargion S
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BACKGROUND: Homozygosity for the PNPLA3 p.I148M polymorphism influences steatosis and fibrogenesis in chronic hepatitis C (CHC). AIM: To evaluate the effect of p.148M/M on sustained virological response (SVR) and viral kinetics in patients who underwent antiviral therapy with peg-interferon and ribavirin, stratified according to viral genotype and fibrosis severity, and secondarily, the interaction with...
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