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Prevalence of IFNL3 rs4803217 single nucleotide polymorphism and clinical course of chronic hepatitis C.
World journal of gastroenterology - 7 Jun 2017
Świątek-Kościelna Bogna, Kałużna Ewelina, Strauss Ewa, Nowak Jerzy, Bereszyńska Iwona, Gowin Ewelina, Wysocki Jacek, Rembowska Jolanta, Barcińska Dominika, Mozer-Lisewska Iwona, Januszkiewicz-Lewandowska Danuta
Abstract excerpt
AIM: To evaluate the association of IFNL3 (IL28B) SNP rs4803217 with severity of disease and treatment outcome in chronic hepatitis C (CHC). METHODS: The study enrolled 196 CHC Polish patients (82 women and 114 men in age 20-64) infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1. They were treatment naïve and qualified to pegylated interferon alpha (PEG-IFN-α) and ribavirin (RBV) therapy. The analyzed baseline...
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