Impact of IL28B gene variants (rs12979860) in peg-IFN therapy against Chronic Hepatitis B Pakistani patients

Background: Genome wide association studies elucidate that IL28B rs12979860 genetic polymorphism has a substantial role as a pretreatment predictor during PEG-IFN therapy in Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, however its role in chronic hepatitis B (CHB) is ambiguous. Methods: In this study, we h...

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Main Authors: Irfan Kalam, Sajjad Ullah, Qaisar Ali, Arshad Jamal, Ahmad Bilal Waqar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of the Punjab 2018-11-01
Series:Advancements in Life Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.als-journal.com/612-18/