Hepatitis C Virus

Studies from Kaohsiung Medical University, Medical Department further understanding of hepatitis C virus

Published in Hepatitis Weekly, December 29th, 2008

According to a study from Kaohsiung, Taiwan, "The production of transforming growth factor beta I (TGF-beta 1) has been reported as being significantly associated with the gene polymorphism in the leader sequence at positions +29. The current study aimed to evaluate the associations between the polymorphism and the clinical characteristics of chronic hepatitis C (CHC)."

"A total of 422 (252 men; mean age: 49.7 +/- 11.2 years) Taiwanese CHC patients with liver biopsies were enrolled. The TGF-beta 1 gene polymorphism at position +29 (T or C), hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA genotypes, and serum HCV RNA levels of these patients were determined. Of the 422 patients, the...

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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2008-12-29)

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