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Association between IL28B polymorphism, TNFα and biomarkers of insulin resistance in chronic hepatitis C-related insulin resistance.
Journal of viral hepatitis - 1 Nov 2015
Lemoine M, Chevaliez S, Bastard J P, Fartoux L, Chazouillères O, Capeau J, Pawlotsky J M, Serfaty L
Abstract excerpt
TNFα has been shown to play a role in hepatitis C virus (HCV)-induced insulin resistance (IR). Polymorphism of the IL28B gene that encodes IFN-lambda 3 may be associated with IR through modulation of TNFα. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between IL28B rs12979860 genotype...
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