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Is rs8099917 polymorphism of IL-28B gene a good predictor of response to therapy of HCV than rs12979860? An Egyptian study.
Cell biochemistry and biophysics - 1 Jan 2015
Shaker Olfat, Rashad Amal, Abd El Aziz Ghada, El Raziky Maissa
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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is the major etiology of chronic liver disease. Polymorphisms in the IL-28B gene region are important in predicting outcome following therapy for chronic hepatitis C virus infection. The aim of this study was to detect the relationship between IL-28B polymorphism and responses to therapy in patients infected with genotype 4. This study included one hundred chronic hepatitis C...
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