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The favorable IFNL3 genotype escapes mRNA decay mediated by AU-rich elements and hepatitis C virus-induced microRNAs.
Nature immunology - 1 Jan 2014
McFarland Adelle P, Horner Stacy M, Jarret Abigail, Joslyn Rochelle C, Bindewald Eckart, Shapiro Bruce A, Delker Don A, Hagedorn Curt H, Carrington Mary, Gale Michael, Savan Ram
Abstract excerpt
IFNL3, which encodes interferon-λ3 (IFN-λ3), has received considerable attention in the hepatitis C virus (HCV) field, as many independent genome-wide association studies have identified a strong association between polymorphisms near IFNL3 and clearance of HCV. However, the mechanism underlying this association has remained elusive. In this study, we report the identification of a functional polymorphism...
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