Genetic Variation in Interleukin 28B and Response to Antiviral Therapy in Patients with Dual Chronic Infection with Hepatitis B and C Viruses

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2013, Pages

  Guo, Xiaoyan ^a,c   Yang, Guilin ^b   Yuan, Jin ^b   Ruan, Peng ^b   Zhang, Mingxia ^b   Chen, Xincun ^b   Zhou, Boping ^b  

^a THE THIRD AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SHENZHEN THIRD PEOPLE S HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; GENOMIC DNA; INTERLEUKIN 28B; PEGINTERFERON ALPHA2A; RIBAVIRIN;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CHINESE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; INTERLEUKIN 28B GENE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIXED INFECTION; NULL VIROLOGICAL RESPONSE; PREDICTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINED VIROLOGICAL RESPONSE; TREATMENT FAILURE; VIRUS GENE; VIRUS REACTIVATION;

ADULT; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; INTERFERON-ALPHA; INTERLEUKINS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RIBAVIRIN;

EID: 84885748836     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0077911     Document Type: Article

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