IL28B polymorphisms predict the virological response to standard therapy in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus genotype 4 infection.

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Published in Hepatol Int on February 08, 2013

Authors

Ayman A Abdo1, Mohammed N Al-Ahdal, Saira S Khalid, Ahmed Helmy, Faisal M Sanai, Khalid Alswat, Waleed Al-Hamoudi, Safiyya M Ali, Hamad I Al-Ashgar, Abdallah Al-Mdani, Ali Albenmousa, Faleh Z Al Faleh, Mashael Al-Anazi, Nisreen Khalaf, Ahmed Al-Qahtani

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ; Liver Disease Research Centre, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

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