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Interleukin-28 and hepatitis C virus genotype-4: treatment-induced clearance and liver fibrosis.
World journal of gastroenterology - 21 Dec 2012
Derbala Moutaz, Rizk Nasser, Shebl Fatima, Alkaabi Saad, Eldweik Nazeeh, John Anil, Sharma Manik, Yaqoob Rafie, Almohanadi Muneera, Butt Mohammed, Alejji Khaled
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AIM: To investigate the association between interleukin-28B (IL28B) genotype and response to treatment and hepatic fibrosis in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 4. METHODS: Two hundred and one HCV-genotype 4 patients were included. All patients were treated with Peginterferon alph2a/Ribavirin for 48 wk. End of treatment response (ETR) was defined as loss of detectable serum HCV RNA at the end of...
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