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ArticlePloS one2014

An interferon response gene signature is associated with the therapeutic response of hepatitis C patients.

Lawrence M Pfeffer, Kui Li, Jaquelyn F Fleckenstein, Tony N Marion, Joel Diament, Chuan He Yang, Susan R Pfeffer, Meiyun Fan, Elizabeth Handorf, Charles R Handorf

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Article in PloS one, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Lawrence M PfefferDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and the Center for Cancer Research, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America.
Kui LiDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology and Biochemistry, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America.
Jaquelyn F FleckensteinThe Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America.
Tony N MarionDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology and Biochemistry, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America.
Joel DiamentDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and the Center for Cancer Research, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America.
Chuan He YangDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and the Center for Cancer Research, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America.
Susan R PfefferDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and the Center for Cancer Research, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America.
Meiyun FanDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and the Center for Cancer Research, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America.
Elizabeth HandorfBiostatistics and Bioinformatics Facility, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Charles R HandorfDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and the Center for Cancer Research, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America.
University of Tennessee Health Science Center · USCenter for Cancer Research · USFox Chase Cancer Center · USWashington University in St. Louis · US

Funding

USE OF MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING TO MANAGE TYPE I DIABETESM01RR000211 · NCRR · UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCI CTR · PI DAGOGO-JACK, SAMUEL · 1985 to 2006
$9.6M
Racial Difference in Hepatitis C Virus-Host Interactions and ResponseU19AI066316 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCI CTR · PI MARION, TONY N. · 2005 to 2009
$3.0M
Role of TLR3 Signaling in Control of HCVR01AI069285 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MED BR GALVESTON · PI LI, KUI · 2007 to 2016
$2.5M
Molecular mechanism of ID1 function in advanced breast cancerR01CA140346 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCI CTR · PI FAN, MEIYUN · 2009 to 2013
$1.2M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA140346NCRR NIH HHS M01 RR000211NCRR NIH HHS M01-RR00211NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI069285NIAID NIH HHS R01-AI069285NIAID NIH HHS U19 AI066316
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Infection with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major cause of chronic liver diseases and hepatocellular carcinoma worldwide, and thus represents a significant public health problem. The type I interferon (IFN), IFNα, has been successful in treating HCV-infected patients, but current IFN-based treatment regimens for HCV have suboptimal efficacy, and relatively little is known about why IFN therapy eliminates the virus in some patients but not in others. Therefore, it is critical to understand the basic mechanisms that underlie the therapeutic resistance to IFN action in HCV-infected individuals, and there is an urgent need to identify those patients most likely to respond to IFN therapy for HCV. To characterize the response of HCV-infected patients to treatment with IFNα, the expression of an IFN-response gene signature comprised of IFN-stimulated genes and genes that play an important role in the innate immune response was examined in liver biopsies from HCV-infected patients enrolled in a clinical trial. In the present study we found that the expression of a subset of IFN-response genes was dysregulated in liver biopsy samples from nonresponsive hepatitis C patients as compared with virologic responders. Based on these findings, a statistical model was developed to help predict the response of patients to IFN therapy, and compared to results obtained to the IL28 mutation model, which is highly predictive of the response to IFN-based therapy in HCV-infected patients. We found that a model incorporating gene expression data can improve predictions of IFN responsiveness compared to IL28 mutation status alone.

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AdultFemaleGenetic LociHepatitis CHumansInterferonsInterleukinsLiverMaleModels, StatisticalPolymorphism, Single NucleotideRibavirinTranscriptomeTreatment FailureInterferonsInterleukinsRibavirin

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PMID25111807
PMCPMC4128657
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