Chronic Hepatitis C Virus
Recent Findings in Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Described by Researchers from University of Paris
Published in Hepatitis Weekly, February 14th, 2011
"A SNP has been identified (rs12979860) located in chromosome 19,3 kb upstream of the IL28B gene that encodes IFN-lambda 3, which was strongly associated with the sustained virological response (SVR) to pegIFN and ribavirin in more than 1000 patients with genotype 1 chronic hepatitis C. In patients of European ancestry, as well as in African-American and Hispanic patients, the CC genotype was associated with a two-fold greater SVR rate than the TT genotype, CT being closer to TT than to CC,"...
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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2011-02-14)
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