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Roles of ITPA and IL28B genotypes in chronic Hepatitis C patients treated with peginterferon plus ribavirin in Tunisian population.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 1 Aug 2015
Sghaier Ikram, Mouelhi Leila, Gazouani Ezzedine, Morel Virginie, Besma Yacoubi Loueslati, Brochot Etienne
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Despite considerable progress in the treatment of chronic hepatitis C, many countries do not have access to these new treatments. OBJECTIVES: Predictive markers of response to treatment are therefore necessary before initiating with historical combination therapy (PEG-IFN+ribavirin) for these populations. STUDY DESIGN: We therefore evaluated the influence of IL28B polymorphisms on treatment response...
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