Roles of ITPA and IL28B Genotypes in Chronic Hepatitis C Patients Treated with Peginterferon Plus Ribavirin

It has been reported that inosine triphosphatase (ITPA) gene variants protect against ribavirin-induced anemia in patients treated for chronic hepatitis C. IL28B variants also influence the treatment response of peginterferon plus ribavirin treatment in these patients. In the present study, we exami...

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Main Authors: Osamu Yokosuka, Fumio Imazeki, Makoto Arai, Keiichi Fujiwara, Xia Jiang, Shuang Wu, Shingo Nakamoto, Tatsuo Kanda, Tatsuo Miyamura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-08-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
HCV
SNP
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/4/8/1264