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Impact of IL28B and OAS gene family polymorphisms on interferon treatment response in Caucasian children chronically infected with hepatitis B virus.
World journal of gastroenterology - 7 Nov 2016
Domagalski Krzysztof, Pawłowska Małgorzata, Zaleśna Agnieszka, Pilarczyk Małgorzata, Rajewski Paweł, Halota Waldemar, Tretyn Andrzej
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AIM: To investigate the impact of IL28B and OAS gene polymorphisms on interferon treatment responses in children with chronic hepatitis B. METHODS: We enrolled 52 children (between the ages of 4 and 18) with hepatitis B e antigen-negative chronic hepatitis B (CHB), who were treated with pegylated interferon alfa for 48 wk. Single nucleotide polymorphisms in the OAS1 (rs1131476), OAS2 (rs1293747), OAS3...
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