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A new 3p25 locus is associated with liver fibrosis progression in human immunodeficiency virus/hepatitis C virus-coinfected patients.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Nov 2016
Ulveling Damien, Le Clerc Sigrid, Cobat Aurélie, Labib Taoufik, Noirel Josselin, Laville Vincent, Coulonges Cédric, Carpentier Wassila, Nalpas Bertrand, Heim Markus H, Poynard Thierry, Cerny Andreas, Pol Stanislas, Bochud Pierre-Yves, Dabis François, Theodorou Ioannis, Lévy Yves, Salmon Dominique, Abel Laurent, Dominguez Stéphanie, Zagury Jean-François
Abstract excerpt
There is growing evidence that human genetic variants contribute to liver fibrosis in subjects with hepatitis C virus (HCV) monoinfection, but this aspect has been little investigated in patients coinfected with HCV and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). We performed the first genome-wide association study of liver fibrosis progression in patients coinfected with HCV and HIV, using the well-characterized French...
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