Article
Strong prediction of virological response to combination therapy by IL28B gene variants rs12979860 and rs8099917 in chronic hepatitis C genotype 4.
Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver - 1 Jul 2014
Ragheb Mostafa M, Nemr Nader A, Kishk Rania M, Mandour Mohamed F, Abdou Mohamed M, Matsuura Kentaro, Watanabe Tsunamasa, Tanaka Yasuhito
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: A strong association between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of IL28B and treatment outcomes of pegylated interferon-α (PEG IFNα) and ribavirin (RBV) has been shown in chronic hepatitis C (CHC) patients with genotype 1. AIM: This study aimed to assess two SNPs of IL28B, rs12979860 and rs8099917, in predicting sustained virological responses (SVR) to treatment of CHC patients with genotype 4...
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