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Interferon lambda 4 rs368234815 TT>δG variant is associated with liver damage in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Dec 2017
Petta Salvatore, Valenti Luca, Tuttolomondo Antonino, Dongiovanni Paola, Pipitone Rosaria Maria, Cammà Calogero, Cabibi Daniela, Di Marco Vito, Fracanzani Anna Ludovica, Badiali Sara, Nobili Valerio, Fargion Silvia, Grimaudo Stefania, Craxì Antonio
Abstract excerpt
The interferon (IFN) lambda 3/4 (IFNL3/4) locus, influencing innate immunity regulation, has been associated with the severity of hepatitis and fibrosis progression during chronic hepatitis C infection, while contrasting results were reported in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. In this study, we examined whether rs12979860 and the linked causal rs368234815 variant encoding for the alternative IFNL4 protein...
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