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IL28B polymorphism and cytomegalovirus predict response to treatment in Egyptian HCV type 4 patients.
World journal of gastroenterology - 14 Jan 2013
El Awady Mostafa K, Bader El Din Noha G, Tabll Ashraf, El Hosary Yaser, Abdel Aziz Ashraf O, El Khayat Hesham, Salama Mohsen, Abdelhafez Tawfeek H
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AIM: To test whether the status of positive cytomegalovirus (CMV) DNA detection adds to the predictive value of IL28B and to further categorize C/T allele carriers. METHODS: This study included 166 chronic hepatitis C (CHC) patients who received combined interferon and ribavirin therapy for 48 wk...
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