Article
Inosine triphosphatase allele frequency and association with ribavirin-induced anaemia in Brazilian patients receiving antiviral therapy for chronic hepatitis C.
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - 1 Aug 2015
Delvaux Nathália, Costa Vanessa Duarte da, Costa Maristella Matos da, Villar Livia Melo, Coelho Henrique Sérgio Moraes, Esberard Eliane Bordalo Cathalá, Flores Priscila Pollo, Brandão-Mello Carlos Eduardo, Villela-Nogueira Cristiane Alves, Almeida Adilson José de, Lampe Elisabeth
Abstract excerpt
Inosine triphosphatase (ITPA) single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are strongly associated with protection against ribavirin (RBV)-induced anaemia in European, American and Asian patients; however, there is a paucity of data for Brazilian patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the ITPA SNP (rs7270101/rs1127354) frequency in healthy and hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected patients from Brazil and the...
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