Article
Performance and Value of IFN-Lambda3 and IFN-Lambda4 Genotyping in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C (CHC) Genotype 2/3 in a Real World Setting.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Wiegand Steffen B, Heidrich Benjamin, Susser Simone, Rogalska-Taranta Magdalena, Petersen Jörg, Böker Klaus H W, Grigorian Natalia, Link Ralph, Naumann Uwe, John Christine, Lueth Stefan, Malfertheiner Peter, Manns Michael P, Wedemeyer Heiner, Sarrazin Christoph, Cornberg Markus
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: SNPs near the interferon lambda (IFNL) 3 gene are predictors for sustained virological response (SVR) in patients with chronic hepatitis C genotype (GT) 1. In addition, a dinucleotide frame shift in ss469415590 was described, which generates IFNL4. In this study, we compared the role of IFNL4 variants with IFNL3-(rs12979860) and IFNL3-(rs8099917) on response to pegylated (PEG)-IFN and Ribavirin (RBV)...
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