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Impact of genetic SLC28 transporter and ITPA variants on ribavirin serum level, hemoglobin drop and therapeutic response in patients with HCV infection.
Journal of hepatology - 1 Apr 2013
Rau Monika, Stickel Felix, Russmann Stefan, Manser Christine N, Becker Philip P, Weisskopf Michael, Schmitt Johannes, Dill Michael T, Dufour Jean-François, Moradpour Darius, Semela David, Müllhaupt Beat, Geier Andreas
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND & AIMS: In the last decade, pegylated interferon-α (PegIFN-α) plus ribavirin (RBV) was the standard treatment of chronic hepatitis C for genotype 1, and it remains the standard for genotypes 2 and 3. Recent studies reported associations between RBV-induced anemia and genetic polymorphisms of concentrative nucleoside transporters such as CNT3 (encoded by SLC28A3) and inosine triphosphatase (encoded by...
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