Observed and calculated interleukin-28B genotype frequencies in hepatitis C virus infection

Hepatology

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1860-1861

  Lindh, Magnus ^a   Lagging, Martin ^a   Norkrans, Gunnar ^a   Hellstrand, Kristoffer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 28; INTERLEUKIN 28B; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CALCULATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; INTERLEUKINS;

EID: 78049513329     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: 15273350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.23963     Document Type: Letter

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