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Influence of vitamin D-related gene polymorphisms (CYP27B and VDR) on the response to interferon/ribavirin therapy in chronic hepatitis C.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
García-Martín Elena, Agúndez José A G, Maestro María L, Suárez Avelina, Vidaurreta Marta, Martínez Carmen, Fernández-Pérez Cristina, Ortega Luis, Ladero José M
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Vitamin D exerts immunomodulatory effects on the host response against infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV). This study was performed to assess the putative influence of polymorphisms in vitamin D-related genes on the response to antiviral therapy in patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC). METHODS: Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in CYP27B-1260 gene promoter (rs10877012AC) and in...
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