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Roles of ITPA and IL28B genotypes in chronic hepatitis C patients treated with peginterferon plus ribavirin.
Viruses - 1 Aug 2012
Miyamura Tatsuo, Kanda Tatsuo, Nakamoto Shingo, Wu Shuang, Jiang Xia, Arai Makoto, Fujiwara Keiichi, Imazeki Fumio, Yokosuka Osamu
Abstract excerpt
It has been reported that inosine triphosphatase (ITPA) gene variants protect against ribavirin-induced anemia in patients treated for chronic hepatitis C. IL28B variants also influence the treatment response of peginterferon plus ribavirin treatment in these patients. In the present study, we examined how ITPA and IL28B genotypes have clinical impacts on treatment-induced hematotoxicities and treatment response...
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