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Relation of interleukin-1β gene to treatment response in chronic patients infected with HCV genotype 4.
Journal of infection in developing countries - 15 Nov 2013
Omran Moataza H, Ibrahim Noha E, Youssef Samar S, Fatouh Basma E, Nabil Wael, El-Shami Magdy M, El Awady Mostafa K
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INTRODUCTION: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection results in chronic hepatitis in more than 70% of infected patients, while 20-30% of patients recover spontaneously. This strengthens the role of the host genetic factors in either spontaneous or drug-induced viral clearance. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between interleukin-1β +3953 gene polymorphism and the response to interferon therapy...
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