Influence of genes suppressing interferon effects in peripheral blood mononuclear cells during triple antiviral therapy for chronic hepatitis C.

The levels of expression of interferon-stimulated genes (ISGs) in liver are associated with response to treatment with pegylated interferon (PEG-IFN) plus ribavirin (RBV). However, associations between the responses of ISGs to IFN-based therapy and treatment efficacy or interleukin-28B (IL28B) genot...

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Main Authors: Sayuki Iijima, Kentaro Matsuura, Tsunamasa Watanabe, Koji Onomoto, Takashi Fujita, Kyoko Ito, Etsuko Iio, Tomokatsu Miyaki, Kei Fujiwara, Noboru Shinkai, Atsunori Kusakabe, Mio Endo, Shunsuke Nojiri, Takashi Joh, Yasuhito Tanaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4338062?pdf=render