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Interferon Lambda-3 rs12979860 Variants and Response to Pegylated Interferon in Chronic Hepatitis-C Genotype-3.
Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP - 1 Jun 2016
Abbas Zaigham, Yakoob Javed, Umer Muhammad A, Azeem Ali A, Hamid Saeed S, Jafri Wasim
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OBJECTIVE: To assess the role of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) near the interferon lambda-3 (IFNλ3) (formal IL-28B) gene rs12979860 in predicting sustained virologic response (SVR) in hepatitis-C virus genotype-3 (HCV-3). STUDY DESIGN: Descriptive, analytical study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY: Department of Medicine, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, from July 2012 to June 2014. METHODOLOGY:...
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