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CC genotype at rs12979860 of IL28B is associated with lower risk of new-onset diabetes after transplantation in adult patients with liver transplantation for hepatitis C cirrhosis.
Transplantation proceedings - 1 Nov 2014
Duca A M, de la Fuente S, Citores M J, Cuenca A B, Cisneros E, Escamilla N, Baños I, Vilches C, Cuervas-Mons V
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INTRODUCTION: New-onset diabetes mellitus after transplantation (NODAT) in patients undergoing liver transplantation (LT) for hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related cirrhosis is associated with more aggressive HCV recurrence on the graft, rapid progression of fibrosis, and lower rate of sustained viral response to antiviral therapy. The CC genotype at rs12979860 of the IL28B is associated with greater rates of...
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