Donor IFNL4 Genotype Is Associated with Early Post-Transplant Fibrosis in Recipients with Hepatitis C.

Early post-transplant hepatic fibrosis is associated with poor outcomes and may be influenced by donor/recipient genetic factors. The rs368234815 IFNL4 polymorphism is related to the previously described IL28B polymorphism, which predicts etiology-independent hepatic fibrosis. The aim of this study...

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Main Authors: Taylor Aiken, Ari Garber, Dawn Thomas, Nicole Hamon, Rocio Lopez, Rajesh Konjeti, Arthur McCullough, Nizar Zein, John Fung, Medhat Askar, Binu V John
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5119817?pdf=render