Vitamin D Receptor FokI Gene Polymorphism Predicted Poor Response to Treatment in Chronic HCV Genotype 4

Vitamin D Receptor FokI Gene Polymorphism Predicted Poor Response to Treatment in Chronic HCV Genotype 4

The aim of this study was to investigate the association between a genetic polymorphism of the vitamin D receptor (VDR) and antiviral responses in Egyptian patients with chronic hepatitis C virus genotype 4 (HCV-4). Methods: Our study enrolled 100 HCV-4 patients who received pegylated interferon a...

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Main Authors: Hany Shehab, Dina Sabry, Mai Mukhtar, Wafaa Elakel, Mahasen Mabrouk, Amr Zahra, Gamal Esmat, Amany Y El Kazaz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Medical Research and Development Corporation 2016-12-01
Series:International Journal of Biomedicine
Subjects:
HCV genotype 4
response to treatment
vitamin D
FokI polymorphism (rs10735810)
Online Access:http://ijbm.org/articles/IJBM_6(4)_OA3.pdf

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