None of the six SNPs of IL28B could predict treatment responses in genotype 2 chronic HCV infected patients by propensity score matching analysis.

<h4>Background & aims</h4>A combination of pegylated interferon-alpha and ribavirin (PR) is the standard therapy for patients with chronic hepatitis C. The impact of polymorphism of interleukin-28B (IL28B) on sustained virological response (SVR) to PR has been well documented in pati...

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Main Authors: Wen-Juei Jeng, Chun-Yen Lin, Ji-Yih Chen, Chang-Wen Huang, Chien-Hao Huang, I-Shyan Sheen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23173032/?tool=EBI