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ITPA genetic variants influence efficacy of PEG-IFN/RBV therapy in older patients infected with HCV genotype 1 and favourable IL28B type.
Journal of viral hepatitis - 1 Jul 2014
Matsuura K, Tanaka Y, Watanabe T, Fujiwara K, Orito E, Kurosaki M, Izumi N, Sakamoto N, Enomoto N, Yatsuhashi H, Kusakabe A, Shinkai N, Nojiri S, Joh T, Mizokami M
Abstract excerpt
Inosine triphosphatase (ITPA) genetic variants are strongly associated with ribavirin (RBV)-induced anaemia during pegylated interferon (PEG-IFN) plus RBV therapy. However, the treatment efficacy of ITPA genetic variants has not been fully explored. We enrolled 309 individuals infected with hepatitis C virus genotype 1, who were treated with PEG-IFN plus RBV for 48 weeks. The ITPA SNP: rs1127354 and IL28B SNP:...
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