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Observational studyWorld journal of gastroenterology2016

Impact of hepatitis C virus core mutations on the response to interferon-based treatment in chronic hepatitis C.

Camelia Sultana, Gabriela Oprişan, Monica Delia Teleman, Sorin Dinu, HepGen 88/2012 Project Team, Cristiana Oprea, Mihai Voiculescu, Simona Ruta

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Observational study in World journal of gastroenterology, 2016. 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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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Camelia SultanaCamelia Sultana, Simona Ruta, Virology Discipline, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 030304 Bucharest, Romania.
Gabriela OprişanCamelia Sultana, Simona Ruta, Virology Discipline, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 030304 Bucharest, Romania.
Monica Delia TelemanCamelia Sultana, Simona Ruta, Virology Discipline, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 030304 Bucharest, Romania.
Sorin DinuCamelia Sultana, Simona Ruta, Virology Discipline, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 030304 Bucharest, Romania.
HepGen 88/2012 Project Team
Cristiana OpreaCamelia Sultana, Simona Ruta, Virology Discipline, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 030304 Bucharest, Romania.
Mihai VoiculescuCamelia Sultana, Simona Ruta, Virology Discipline, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 030304 Bucharest, Romania.
Simona RutaCamelia Sultana, Simona Ruta, Virology Discipline, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 030304 Bucharest, Romania.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo determine whether hepatitis C virus (HCV) core substitutions play a role in the response to interferon-based treatment in Caucasian patients.

methodsOne hundred eight HCV chronically infected patients initiating treatment with pegylated IFN plus ribavirin for 48 wk were tested for baseline substitutions at codons 70 and 91 of the viral core protein (BigDye Terminator vers.3.1, Applied Biosystems,) and for genetic polymorphisms in host

resultsOf the patients, all were infected with HCV genotype 1b, 44.4% had low baseline HCV viral load, and 37.9% had mild/moderate fibrosis. Only 38.9% achieved therapeutic success, defined as sustained virological response (SVR). Eighty-eight percent of the patients presented at least one substitution at core position 70 (R70Q/H) or/and position 91 (L91M). The favorable IL28B CC polymorphism was detected in only 17.6% of the patients. In the univariate analysis, young age (

conclusionHCV core mutations can help distinguish between patients who can still benefit from the affordable IFN-based therapy from those who must be treated with DAAs to prevent the evolution towards end-stage liver disease.

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MutationAdolescentAdultAgedAllelesFemaleGenotypeHepacivirusHepatitis C, ChronicHumansInterferon-alphaInterferon LambdaInterferonsInterleukinsMaleMiddle AgedInterferon-alphaInterferon Lambdainterferon-lambda, humanInterferonsInterleukinspeginterferon alfa-2aPolyethylene GlycolsRecombinant ProteinsRibavirinViral Core ProteinsCaucasian patientsChronic hepatitis CCore substitutionsIL28B polymorphismTreatment

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PMCPMC5055871

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