Article
SNP rs8099917 in gene IL28B might be associated with risk of chronic infection by HCV but not with response to treatment.
BioMed research international - 1 Jan 2014
da Silva Conde Simone Regina Souza, Soares Monteiro Julius Caesar Mendes, Silva Dos Santos Bruna Tereza, Fonseca Filgueiras Nathália Karla, de Almeida Lins Pedro Alves, Bonfim Freitas Felipe, da Silva Graça Ednelza, Demachki Sâmia, Ferreira de Araújo Marialva Tereza, Ishak Ricardo, Rosário Vallinoto Antonio Carlos
Abstract excerpt
AIM: The aim of this study was to characterize the genetic profile of patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection relative to polymorphisms rs12979860 and rs8099917 in gene IL28B and the association of those polymorphisms with the response to treatment with pegylated interferon and ri...
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