Hepatic STAT1-nuclear translocation and interleukin 28B polymorphisms predict treatment outcomes in hepatitis C virus genotype 1-infected patients.

BACKGROUND:We investigated associations between signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) 1 in pretreated liver tissues, interleukin (IL) 28B polymorphism and treatment response in hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected patients treated with peginterferon and ribavirin. METHODS AND FINDINGS:...

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Main Authors: Tatsuo Miyamura, Tatsuo Kanda, Shingo Nakamoto, Shuang Wu, Keiichi Fujiwara, Fumio Imazeki, Osamu Yokosuka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3236206?pdf=render