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IFNL3 polymorphisms predict response to therapy in chronic hepatitis C genotype 2/3 infection.
Journal of hepatology - 1 Aug 2014
Eslam Mohammed, Leung Reynold, Romero-Gomez Manuel, Mangia Alessandra, Irving William L, Sheridan David, Spengler Ulrich, Mollison Lindsay, Cheng Wendy, Bugianesi Elisabetta, McLeod Duncan, Zaitoun Abed M, Attino Vito, Goeltz Diane, Nattermann Jacob, Douglas Mark, Booth David R, George Jacob, Ahlenstiel Golo
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) near the interferon lambda 3 (IFNL3, previously known as IL28B) region are the strongest baseline predictors of sustained virologic response (SVR) to pegylated interferon and ribavirin therapy in hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1 infection. Whether IFNL3 SNPs influence treatment response in genotype 2 and 3 (HCV-2/3) infection remains controversial. This...
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