Will IL28B polymorphism remain relevant in the era of direct-acting antiviral agents for hepatitis C virus?

Hepatology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 373-381

  Thompson, Alexander J ^a,b,c   Mchutchison, John G ^d  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b VICTORIAN INFECTIOUS DISEASES REFERENCE LABORATORY   (Australia)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d GILEAD SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALISPORIVIR; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; ASUNAPREVIR; BI 207127; BOCEPREVIR; DACLATASVIR; DANOPREVIR; FALDAPREVIR; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; INTERLEUKIN 28B; MERICITABINE; PEGINTERFERON; RIBAVIRIN; SETROBUVIR; SIMEPREVIR; TELAPREVIR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRUS RNA;

ANTIVIRAL RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; DNA, VIRAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENOTYPE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; INTERLEUKINS; MALE; OLIGOPEPTIDES; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROLINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84863528197     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: 15273350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.25792     Document Type: Article

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