IL28B polymorphisms and clinical implications for hepatitis C virus infection in Uzbekistan.

AIMS:Genome-wide association studies highlighted single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within the IFNL3/IL28B locus predict the treatment outcome for patients with HCV. Furthermore, SNPs in newly discovered IFNL4 are shown to have population-specific correlation with spontaneous clearance of HCV. T...

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Main Authors: Dinara Khudayberganova, Masaya Sugiyama, Naohiko Masaki, Nao Nishida, Motokazu Mukaide, Dildora Sekler, Renat Latipov, Kan Nataliya, Suyarkulova Dildora, Said Sharapov, Guzal Usmanova, Mahmarajab Raxmanov, Erkin Musabaev, Masashi Mizokami
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3963975?pdf=render