Association between interleukin-28B-related genetic variants and liver histopathology differs between hepatitis C virus genotypes

Hepatology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 394-394

  Rembeck, Karolina ^a   Westin, Johan ^a   Lindh, Magnus ^a   Hellstrand, Kristoffer ^a   Norkrans, Gunnar ^a   Laging, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 28B; PEGINTERFERON ALPHA2A PLUS RIBAVIRIN;

DISEASE COURSE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LETTER; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER HISTOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

FEMALE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; INTERLEUKINS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE;

EID: 84863530661     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: 15273350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.25598     Document Type: Letter

References (2)

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2. Lagging M, Langeland N, Pedersen C, Farkkila M, Buhl MR, Morch K, et al. Randomized comparison of 12 or 24 weeks of peginterferon alpha-2a and ribavirin in chronic hepatitis C virus genotype 2/3 infection. HEPATOLOGY 2008; 47: 1837-1845.