Article
Association of IL28B polymorphisms with peginterferon treatment response in Chinese Han patients with HBeAg-positive chronic hepatitis B.
Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver - 1 Feb 2015
Wu Haiqing, Zhao Gangde, Qian Fangxing, Liu Kehui, Xie Jingdong, Zhou Huijuan, Xu Jie, Xu Yumin, Han Yan, Xie Qing, Wang Hui
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: To investigate whether IL28B polymorphisms could affect the treatment response to peginterferon alpha (PEG-IFN) in chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients in the Chinese Han population. METHODS: A total of 212 hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg)-positive patients treated with PEG-IFN monotherapy were enrolled in this study. Genotype analysis was performed for IL28B rs12980275, rs12979860 and rs8099917 using the...
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