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01-12-2010 | Poster presentation
Do interleukin-28B single nucleotide polymorphisms influence the natural history of chronic hepatitis B?
Authors:
L Martín-Carbonero, NI Rallón, JM Benito, E Poveda, J González-Lahoz, V Soriano
Published in:
Journal of the International AIDS Society
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Special Issue 4/2010
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Excerpt
Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) nearby the IL28B gene have been associated with spontaneous hepatitis C virus (HCV) clearance and response to interferon-based therapies in both HCV-monoinfected and HIV-HCV co-infected patients. However, little is known about the impact of IL28B SNPs on HBV natural history. …