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Evaluation of the frequency of the IL-28 polymorphism (rs8099917) in patients with chronic hepatitis C using Zip nucleic acid probes, Kerman, Southeast of Iran.
Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP - 1 Jan 2015
Iranmanesh Zahra, Mollaie Hamid Reza, Arabzadeh Seyed Alimohammad, Zahedi Mohammad Javad, Fazlalipour Mehdi, Ebrahimi Saeede
Abstract excerpt
Polymorphisms in the region of the interleukin IL-28 gene on chromosome 19 have been related with clearance of hepatitis C virus (HCV), a major human pathogen responsible for chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. About 3% of the world's population is infected with HCV. The long-term response to therapy is influenced by many host and viral factors, and recent evidence has indicated that some...
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