Real world experience with pegylated interferon and ribavirin in hepatitis C genotype 1 population with favourable
IL28B polymorphism.
HLA-DP and
IL28B polymorphisms: influence of host genome on hepatitis B surface antigen seroclearance in chronic hepatitis B.
Although some of these studies had been performed before
IL28B genotyping was recommended, this difference in response rates might be explained with differences in gene polymorphisms.
IL28B gene polymorphism SNP rs8099917 genotype GG is associated with HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) in HTLV-1 carriers.
Sacks-Davis et al., "The effects of female sex, viral genotype, and
IL28B genotype on spontaneous clearance of acute hepatitis C virus infection," Hepatology, vol.
Shakya et al., "Prevalence of HIV, hepatitis B and C infections and an assessment of HCV-genotypes and two
IL28B SNPs among people who inject drugs in three regions of Nepal," PLoS ONE, vol.
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IL28B polymorphisms and response to peginterferon/ribavirin treatment in Swedish patients with hepatitis C virus genotype 1 infection," BMC Infectious Diseases, vol.
Apart from that, body mass index over 30, insulin resistance,
IL28B genetic polymorphism localized on chromosome 19, and advanced liver fibrosis are defined as the other negative predictive factors (6).
Association of
IL28B gene Variation with Mathematical Modeling of Viral Kinetics in Chronic Hepatitis C Patients with IFN plus Ribaviral Therapy.
(80) In 2009, three independent research groups performed GWASs for chronic HCV treatment responses and the clearance of virus after acute infection, and SNPs located near the interleukin 28B (
IL28B) gene, which encodes IFN-[lambda]3, showed significant associations.