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A single nucleotide polymorphism in IL28B affects viral evolution of hepatitis C quasispecies after pegylated interferon and ribavirin therapy.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Dec 2012
Yuan Hejun, Adams-Huet Beverley, Petersen Tianna, Attar Nahid, Lee William M, Jain Mamta K
Abstract excerpt
Interleukin-28B (IL28B) polymorphisms are associated with viral response to peginterferon and ribavirin (RBV) in chronic hepatitis C (HCV). Their recognition represents a breakthrough in the understanding of the role of the host in viral eradication. How these polymorphisms determine viral eradication is unknown. The IL-28B variants are hypothesized to have a differential impact on HCV quasispecies evolution...
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