Association of IFNL3 rs12979860 and rs8099917 with Biochemical Predictors of Interferon Responsiveness in Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection

Janett Fischer; Stephan Böhm; Tobias Müller; Heiko Witt; Christoph Sarrazin; Simone Susser; Pascal Migaud; Eckart Schott; Graeme Stewart; Annika Brodzinski; Balazs Fülöp; Florian van Bömmel; Jacob George; Thomas Berg

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0077530

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Association of IFNL3 rs12979860 and rs8099917 with Biochemical Predictors of Interferon Responsiveness in Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection

Janett Fischer ,

* E-mail: janett.fischer@medizin.uni-leipzig.de

Affiliation Universitätsklinikum Leipzig, Sektion Hepatologie, Klinik und Poliklinik für Gastroenterologie und Rheumatologie, Leipzig, Germany
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Stephan Böhm,

Affiliation Universitätsklinikum Leipzig, Sektion Hepatologie, Klinik und Poliklinik für Gastroenterologie und Rheumatologie, Leipzig, Germany
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Tobias Müller,

Affiliation Universitätsklinikum Leipzig, Sektion Hepatologie, Klinik und Poliklinik für Gastroenterologie und Rheumatologie, Leipzig, Germany
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Heiko Witt,

Affiliation Technische Universität München (TUM), Kinderklinik Schwabing und Else Kröner-Fresenius-Zentrum (EKFZ) Munich, Germany
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Christoph Sarrazin,

Affiliation J. W. Goethe-University Hospital, Medizinische Klinik 1, Frankfurt, Germany
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Simone Susser,

Affiliation J. W. Goethe-University Hospital, Medizinische Klinik 1, Frankfurt, Germany
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Pascal Migaud,

Affiliation University Hospital Charité, Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Berlin, Germany
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Eckart Schott,

Affiliation University Hospital Charité, Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Berlin, Germany
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Graeme Stewart,

Affiliation Institute of Immunology and Allergy Research, Westmead Hospital and Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney, Australia
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Annika Brodzinski,

Affiliation Universitätsklinikum Leipzig, Sektion Hepatologie, Klinik und Poliklinik für Gastroenterologie und Rheumatologie, Leipzig, Germany
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Balazs Fülöp,

Affiliation Universitätsklinikum Leipzig, Sektion Hepatologie, Klinik und Poliklinik für Gastroenterologie und Rheumatologie, Leipzig, Germany
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Florian van Bömmel,

Affiliation Universitätsklinikum Leipzig, Sektion Hepatologie, Klinik und Poliklinik für Gastroenterologie und Rheumatologie, Leipzig, Germany
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Jacob George,

Affiliation Storr Liver Unit, Westmead Hospital and Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney, Australia
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Thomas Berg

Affiliation Universitätsklinikum Leipzig, Sektion Hepatologie, Klinik und Poliklinik für Gastroenterologie und Rheumatologie, Leipzig, Germany
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Association of IFNL3 rs12979860 and rs8099917 with Biochemical Predictors of Interferon Responsiveness in Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection

Janett Fischer,
Stephan Böhm,
Tobias Müller,
Heiko Witt,
Christoph Sarrazin,
Simone Susser,
Pascal Migaud,
Eckart Schott,
Graeme Stewart,
Annika Brodzinski

Published: October 29, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0077530

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