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HLA-B*15:02 is associated with anemia in patients with chronic hepatitis C treated with pegylated interferon-α and ribavirin.
Tissue antigens - 1 Nov 2012
Tseng C-W, Hsieh Y-H, Chang C-K, Lai N-S, Hung T-H, Wu S-F, Tseng K-C
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To investigate the relationship between human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I and II alleles and treatment-induced anemia in chronic hepatitis C (CHC) patients receiving combination therapy with pegylated interferon-α (PEG-IFN-α) and ribavirin (RBV). One hundred six naïve CHC patients (59 females and 47 males; mean age, 53.08 years) who underwent combination treatment were enrolled. The patients were considered...
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