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Donor IFNL4 Genotype Is Associated with Early Post-Transplant Fibrosis in Recipients with Hepatitis C.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Aiken Taylor, Garber Ari, Thomas Dawn, Hamon Nicole, Lopez Rocio, Konjeti Rajesh, McCullough Arthur, Zein Nizar, Fung John, Askar Medhat, John Binu V
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Early post-transplant hepatic fibrosis is associated with poor outcomes and may be influenced by donor/recipient genetic factors. The rs368234815 IFNL4 polymorphism is related to the previously described IL28B polymorphism, which predicts etiology-independent hepatic fibrosis. The aim of this study was to identify the impact of donor and/or recipient IFNL4 genotype on early fibrosis among...
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