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Interleukin 28B.rs12979860 genotype does not affect hepatitis C viral load in Egyptians with genotype 4 chronic infection.
Archives of virology - 1 Nov 2015
Abdelwahab Sayed F, Zakaria Zainab, Allam Walaa R, Hamdy Shaimaa, Mahmoud Mohamed A, Sobhy Maha, Rewisha Eman, Waked Imam
Abstract excerpt
Several host and viral factors affect the natural history of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infection. Interleukin 28B (IL28B).rs12979860 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) was found to predict viral clearance with and without therapy. Subjects with the CC (favorable) genotype of IL28B.rs12979860 were more likely to spontaneously clear the infection and respond favorably to therapy. These data suggest that subjects...
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