SNP rs8099917 in Gene IL28B Might Be Associated with Risk of Chronic Infection by HCV but Not with Response to Treatment

SNP rs8099917 in Gene IL28B Might Be Associated with Risk of Chronic Infection by HCV but Not with Response to Treatment

Aim. The aim of this study was to characterize the genetic profile of patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection relative to polymorphisms rs12979860 and rs8099917 in gene IL28B and the association of those polymorphisms with the response to treatment with pegylated interferon and ribav...

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Main Authors: Simone Regina Souza da Silva Conde, Julius Caesar Mendes Soares Monteiro, Bruna Tereza Silva dos Santos, Nathália Karla Fonseca Filgueiras, Pedro Alves de Almeida Lins, Felipe Bonfim Freitas, Ednelza da Silva Graça, Sâmia Demachki, Marialva Tereza Ferreira de Araújo, Ricardo Ishak, Antonio Carlos Rosário Vallinoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/748606

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