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Genetic variation in IL28B and spontaneous clearance of hepatitis C virus

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  • David L. Thomas

    (Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA)

  • Chloe L. Thio

    (Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA)

  • Maureen P. Martin

    (Cancer and Inflammation Program, Laboratory of Experimental Immunology, SAIC Frederick, Inc., NCI-Frederick, Frederick, Maryland 21702, USA, and Ragon Institute of Massachusetts General Hospital, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA)

  • Ying Qi

    (Cancer and Inflammation Program, Laboratory of Experimental Immunology, SAIC Frederick, Inc., NCI-Frederick, Frederick, Maryland 21702, USA, and Ragon Institute of Massachusetts General Hospital, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA)

  • Dongliang Ge

    (Institute for Genome Sciences & Policy, Center for Human Genome Variation, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA)

  • Colm O’hUigin

    (Cancer and Inflammation Program, Laboratory of Experimental Immunology, SAIC Frederick, Inc., NCI-Frederick, Frederick, Maryland 21702, USA, and Ragon Institute of Massachusetts General Hospital, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA)

  • Judith Kidd

    (Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA)

  • Kenneth Kidd

    (Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA)

  • Salim I. Khakoo

    (Imperial College)

  • Graeme Alexander

    (University of Cambridge)

  • James J. Goedert

    (Infections & Immunoepidemiology Branch, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, Maryland 20852, USA)

  • Gregory D. Kirk

    (Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA)

  • Sharyne M. Donfield

    (Rho, Inc., Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27517, USA)

  • Hugo R. Rosen

    (University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Aurora, Colorado 80045, USA)

  • Leslie H. Tobler

    (Blood Systems Research Institute, San Francisco, California 94118, USA)

  • Michael P. Busch

    (Blood Systems Research Institute, San Francisco, California 94118, USA)

  • John G. McHutchison

    (School of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27705, USA)

  • David B. Goldstein

    (Institute for Genome Sciences & Policy, Center for Human Genome Variation, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA)

  • Mary Carrington

    (Cancer and Inflammation Program, Laboratory of Experimental Immunology, SAIC Frederick, Inc., NCI-Frederick, Frederick, Maryland 21702, USA, and Ragon Institute of Massachusetts General Hospital, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
    Ragon Institute of Massachusetts General Hospital, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA)

Abstract

IL28B and hepatitis C Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is the most common blood-borne infection in the United States, leading in many cases to chronic liver disease. Here the authors show that an SNP recently identified to associate with response to HCV drug treatment also associates with viral clearance. This study identifies the strongest and most significant genetic effect associated with natural clearance of HCV, implicating a primary role for IL28B in this process.

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  • David L. Thomas & Chloe L. Thio & Maureen P. Martin & Ying Qi & Dongliang Ge & Colm O’hUigin & Judith Kidd & Kenneth Kidd & Salim I. Khakoo & Graeme Alexander & James J. Goedert & Gregory D. Kirk & Sh, 2009. "Genetic variation in IL28B and spontaneous clearance of hepatitis C virus," Nature, Nature, vol. 461(7265), pages 798-801, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:461:y:2009:i:7265:d:10.1038_nature08463
    DOI: 10.1038/nature08463
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    1. Deanna M. Santer & Daniel Li & Yanal Ghosheh & Muhammad Atif Zahoor & Dhanvi Prajapati & Bettina E. Hansen & D. Lorne J. Tyrrell & Jordan J. Feld & Adam J. Gehring, 2022. "Interferon-λ treatment accelerates SARS-CoV-2 clearance despite age-related delays in the induction of T cell immunity," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-12, December.
    2. Ja-Young Han & Jae-Hee Kwon & Sun-Hwa Kim & Heeyoung Lee, 2023. "Hepatitis Risk in Diabetes Compared to Non-Diabetes and Relevant Factors: A Cross-Sectional Study with National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), 2013–2018," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(6), pages 1-12, March.

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