Prevalence and clinical implications of IL28B genotypes in Taiwanese patients with chronic hepatitis C
Clinical implications of IL28B gene in Taiwanese chronic hepatitis C (CHC) patients remain unknown. We thus investigated the prevalence and clinical implications of IL28B rs8099917 genotypes in CHC patients with different hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes and healthy controls. Methods: A total of 20...
Main Authors: | Yone-Han Mah, Chen-Hua Liu, Chi-Ling Chen, Tai-Chung Tseng, Chun-Jen Liu, Pei-Jer Chen, Ding-Shinn Chen, Jia-Horng Kao |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2016-11-01
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Series: | Journal of the Formosan Medical Association |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664616301991 |
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