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Can IFNL3 polymorphisms predict response to interferon/ribavirin treatment in hepatitis C patients with genotype 3?
The Journal of general virology - 1 Oct 2016
Mansoor Sajid, Riaz Sana, Kausar Sara, Muhammad Din Sadia, Javed Aneela, Sultan Aneesa, Mansoor Atika
Abstract excerpt
Favourable genotypes of IFNL3 polymorphism CC for rs12979860 and TT for rs8099917 are strongly associated with the interferon/ribavirin treatment outcome in hepatitis C virus (HCV) patients with genotypes 1 and 4. Contrarily, conflicting results have been reported for patients with HCV genotypes 2 and 3. Therefore, we sought to investigate the association between IFNL3 with sustained virological response (SVR)...
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