Article
Distribution of IL28B rs12979860 and rs8099917 Genotypes in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Tianjin, China.
Clinical laboratory - 1 Apr 2018
Qiao Kunyan, Trieu Congdoanh, Huo Zhixiao, Du Yanan, Hou Wei
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Two single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) rs12979860 (C/T) and rs8099917 (T/G), near the interleukin 28B (IL28B, also known as IFN lambda-3, IFNL3) gene, have a strong association with both spontaneous and treatment-induced hepatitis C virus (HCV) clearance. IL28B polymorphisms have shown a marked differential distribution with regional and ethnic variation. The study aimed to investigate the...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
