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Prediction of response to pegylated-interferon-α and ribavirin therapy in Chinese patients infected with different hepatitis C virus genotype.
Virology journal - 19 Jun 2012
Guo Xiaoyan, Zhao Zhixin, Xie Junqiang, Cai Qingxian, Zhang Xiaohong, Peng Liang, Gao Zhiliang
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The standard treatment for patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC), pegylated interferon-α (PEG-IFN) plus ribavirin (RBV) does not provide a sustained virological response (SVR) in all patients. Genetic variations at the interleukin 28B (IL-28B) locus are important in predicting outcome following therapy in CHC patients. RESULTS: We investigated the role of IL28B variations (rs8099917) in response to...
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