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Association of MRC-1 and IL-28B with the treatment outcome of hepatitis C: a case control study.
BMC gastroenterology - 26 Jun 2014
Peng Cheng-Yuan, Chen Ter-Hsin, Lim Yun-Ping, Tsai Fuu-Jen, Lin Wei-Yong, Liao Wen-Ling, Wan Lei
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BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to evaluate whether polymorphisms of the mannose receptor C type 1 (MRC-1) and interleukin 28B (IL-28B) genes are associated with the treatment outcome of patients infected with hepatitis C virus genotypes 1 and 2 (HCV-1 and HCV-2, respectively) who are treated with peginterferon plus ribavirin (PEG-IFNα-RBV). METHODS: We analyzed the association of the patients' sustained...
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