Article
The impact of inosine triphosphatase variants on hemoglobin level and sustained virologic response of chronic hepatitis C in Korean.
Journal of Korean medical science - 1 Aug 2013
Kim Ju Seung, Ahn Sung-Min, Jung Young Kul, Kwon Oh Sang, Kim Yun Soo, Choi Duck Joo, Kim Ju Hyun
Abstract excerpt
TWO VARIANTS OF THE INOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE (ITPA: rs1127354, rs7270101) gene cause ITPA deficiency and protect against the hemolytic toxicity of ribavirin. We investigated the clinical significance of ITPA variants in Korean patients treated with pegylated interferon (PEG-IFN) plus ribavirin. Of the 133 patients, 108 were CC and 25 were non-CC at rs1127354 (groups A and B, respectively). On the other hand, at...
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