Interleukin-28B gene non-TT allele strongly predicts treatment failure for genotype 1 infected chronic hepatitis C patients with advanced fibrosis: a case control study.

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Published in BMC Infect Dis on March 26, 2015

Authors

Ching-Chih Hu1, Chih-Lang Lin2, Liang-Che Chang3, Cheng-Hung Chien4, Li-Wei Chen5, Ching-Jung Liu6, Rong-Nan Chien7

Author Affiliations

1: Liver Research Unit, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, 222 Mai-Chin Road, Keelung, 20401, Taiwan. nonahu5248@gmail.com.
2: Liver Research Unit, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, 222 Mai-Chin Road, Keelung, 20401, Taiwan. wn49792000@yahoo.com.tw.
3: Department of Pathology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, 222 Mai-Chin Road, Keelung, 20401, Taiwan. lc2008@adm.cgmh.org.tw.
4: Liver Research Unit, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, 222 Mai-Chin Road, Keelung, 20401, Taiwan. cashtoto@gmail.com.
5: Liver Research Unit, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, 222 Mai-Chin Road, Keelung, 20401, Taiwan. leiwei@adm.cgmh.org.tw.
6: Liver Research Unit, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, 222 Mai-Chin Road, Keelung, 20401, Taiwan. cjliuu@cgmh.org.tw.
7: Liver Research Unit, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, 222 Mai-Chin Road, Keelung, 20401, Taiwan. ronald@adm.cgmh.org.tw.

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