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Interleukin 28B rs12979860 (CT/TT) genotype is associated with milder hepatic damage in the natural evolution of HCV/HIV coinfection.
Journal of interferon & cytokine research : the official journal of the International Society for Interferon and Cytokine Research - 1 Jan 2013
de la Fuente Concha, Hinojosa Carmen, Gilabert Isabel, Jiménez Sousa Maria Ángeles, González Jose Manuel, Ortiz de Lejarazu Raúl, Loma Ana, Nieto Concepción, Arnaiz Rosa, Bermejo-Martin Jesús F
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis C virus (HCV)/human immunodefficiency virus (HIV) coinfection is a major health problem, affecting mostly to individuals with exposure to blood products, as hemophiliacs or intravenous drug users, or those exposed to high-risk sexual practices. Genotyping of interleukin 28B (IL-28B) rs12979860 polymorphism is a useful tool for guiding therapeutic decisions in this disease. On the contrary, there is not...
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