Article
IL28B polymorphism as a predictor of antiviral response in chronic hepatitis C.
World journal of gastroenterology - 21 Sept 2012
Cieśla Andrzej, Bociąga-Jasik Monika, Sobczyk-Krupiarz Iwona, Głowacki Mikołaj K, Owczarek Danuta, Cibor Dorota, Sanak Marek, Mach Tomasz
Abstract excerpt
AIM: To evaluate the effect of single nucleotide polymorphisms of interleukin (IL)-28B, rs12979860 on progression and treatment response in chronic hepatitis C. METHODS: Patients (n = 64; 37 men, 27 women; mean age, 44 ± 12 years) with chronic hepatitis C, genotype 1, received treatment with peg-interferon plus ribavirin. Genotyping of rs12979860 was performed on peripheral blood DNA. Histopathological assessment...
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