Spontaneous clearance of hepatitis C infection after liver transplantation from IL28B rs12979860 CC donors

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1110-1112

  Chin, Jun Liong ^a   Nicholas, Ross Mac ^a   Russell, Jennifer ^b   Carr, Michael ^c   Connell, Jeff ^c   Stewart, Stephen ^b   McCormick, P Aiden ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b MATER MISERICORDIAE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

hepatitis C; IL28B; liver transplantation; spontaneous clearance

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA; INTERLEUKIN 28B; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; VIRAL CLEARANCE;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; INTERLEUKINS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; TACROLIMUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84864877554     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: 14735687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEG.0b013e3283554291     Document Type: Article

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