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SUBMITTER: Berger CT
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3730261 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Berger Christoph T CT Kim Arthur Y AY
Infectious disease clinics of North America 20121201 4
Genome-wide association studies have identified polymorphisms located near the gene encoding IL28B, which turned out to be the best predictor of response to pegylated interferon plus ribavirin for chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1 infection. This association was extended to spontaneous clearance of HCV, suggesting shared mechanisms of treatment and natural control of this virus. In addition to the biologic implications for innate immunity and HCV, a variety of clinical studies have sugg ...[more]