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Role of IL28B genotyping in patients with hepatitis C virus-associated mixed cryoglobulinemia and response to PEG-IFN and ribavirin treatment.
Archives of virology - 1 Aug 2015
Boglione Lucio, Cusato Jessica, Allegra Sarah, Cariti Giuseppe, Di Perri Giovanni, D'Avolio Antonio
Abstract excerpt
The role of interleukin (IL) 28B in the treatment of chronic hepatitis C (CHC) has recently been examined in many studies, while a possible relationship between IL28B and the presence of mixed cryoglobulinemia (MC) remains to be clarified. In this study, we analyzed the influence of IL28B rs8099917/rs12979860 on the presence of MC and the role in treatment with PEG-IFN. We retrospectively examined 541 patients...
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