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Genetics and hepatitis C: it's good to be 'CC'.
Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine - 1 Feb 2015
Parungao Jose Mari, Hanouneh Ibrahim A, John Binu, Alkhouri Naim, Zein Nizar N
Abstract excerpt
The interleukin-28B (IL28B) gene contains a single-nucleotide polymorphism at location rs12979860 that affects both the natural history of hepatitis C virus infection and the patient's response to treatment, particularly interferon-based regimens with or without protease inhibitors.
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