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ITPA gene polymorphism (94C>A) effects on ribavirin-induced anemia during therapy in Egyptian patients with chronic hepatitis C.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Oct 2017
El Raziky Maissa, Zayed Naglaa A, Abdel Baki Amin, Mansour Shimaa A, Shahin Rasha M H
Abstract excerpt
Inosine triphosphatase (ITPA) gene variants can protect against ribavirin (RBV)-induced anemia in patients treated for chronic hepatitis C. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between genetic variants of ITPA polymorphism, anemia, RBV dose reduction, and treatment response in hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected patients. This study was conducted on 97 Egyptian chronic HCV patients who were...
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