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TM6SF2 rs58542926 is not associated with steatosis and fibrosis in largecohort of patients with genotype 1 chronic hepatitis C

2016

Background & Aims We tested the putative association of the rs58542926 variant of TM6SF2, a recently described genetic determinant of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, with steatosis and fibrosis in genotype 1(G1) chronic hepatitis C(CHC) patients. Methods A total of 694 consecutively biopsied Caucasian G1 CHC patients were genotyped for TM6SF2 rs58542926, IL28B rs12979860 and PNPLA3 rs738409. Steatosis was classified as absent (<5%), mild-moderate(5–29%) and severe(≥30%), Fibrosis was considered severe if=F3-F4. Results Carriers of TM6SF2 rs58542926 (6.3% of patients) exhibited lower serum levels of cholesterol (P = 0.04) and triglycerides (P = 0.01), but a similar distribution of steatosi…

0301 basic medicineLiver CirrhosisMalesteatosiIL28BStatistics as TopicGastroenterologySeverity of Illness IndexCohort Studies0302 clinical medicineFibrosisNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseMembrane ProteinFatty liverHepatitis CMiddle AgedItalyLiver030211 gastroenterology & hepatologyFemaleHumanAdultmedicine.medical_specialtyLiver Cirrhosisteatosis; CHC; IL28B; PNPLA3; TM6SF2; Adult; Cohort Studies; Female; Hepatitis C Chronic; Humans; Interleukins; Italy; Lipase; Liver; Male; Membrane Proteins; Middle Aged; Severity of Illness Index; Statistics as Topic; Fatty Liver; Liver Cirrhosis; Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease; HepatologyTM6SF203 medical and health sciencesInternal medicineSeverity of illnessmedicineHumansPNPLA3Hepatologybusiness.industryInterleukinsMembrane ProteinsOdds ratioLipaseHepatologyHepatitis C ChronicInterleukinmedicine.diseaseFatty LiverCHC030104 developmental biologyEndocrinologyInterferonsSteatosisCohort Studiebusiness
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Dual therapy with peg-interferon and ribavirin in thalassemia major patients with chronic HCV infection: Is there still an indication?

2016

Background: Iron overload and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection together can lead to chronic liver damage in thalassemia major (TM) patients. Aims: We investigated viral, genetic, and disease factors influencing sustained virological response (SVR) after peg-interferon and ribavirin therapy in TM patients with HCV infection. Methods: We analyzed 230 TM patients with HCV infection (mean age 36.0 ± 6.3 years; 59.1% genotype 1; 32.2% genotype 2; 3.4% genotype 3; and 5.3% genotype 4; 28.7% carried CC allele of rs12979860 in IL28B locus; 79.6% had chronic hepatitis and 20.4% cirrhosis; 63.5% naive and 36.5% previously treated with interferon alone) treated in 14 Italian centers. Results: By mul…

Liver Cirrhosis0301 basic medicineMaleCirrhosisThalassemiaHepacivirusCirrhosis; Hepatitis C virus; IL28B polymorphisms; Iron liver overload; Peg-interferon; Ribavirin; Sustained virological response; Thalassemia major; Adult; Antiviral Agents; Drug Therapy Combination; Female; Heart Diseases; Hepacivirus; Hepatitis C Chronic; Humans; Interferon-alpha; Interleukins; Italy; Liver Cirrhosis; Logistic Models; Male; Multivariate Analysis; Polymorphism Single Nucleotide; Retrospective Studies; Ribavirin; Treatment Outcome; Viral Load; beta-Thalassemiamedicine.disease_causeGastroenterologychemistry.chemical_compound0302 clinical medicineRetrospective StudieThalassemia majorMultivariate AnalysiGastroenterologyBeta thalassemiaHepatitis CViral LoadSustained virological responseHeart DiseaseTreatment OutcomeItaly030211 gastroenterology & hepatologyDrug Therapy CombinationFemaleViral loadHumanAdultmedicine.medical_specialtyHeart DiseasesLogistic ModelHepatitis C virusLiver CirrhosiAlpha interferonIL28B polymorphismAntiviral AgentsPolymorphism Single Nucleotide03 medical and health sciencesIron liver overloadInternal medicineRibavirinmedicineHumansRetrospective StudiesAntiviral AgentCirrhosiHepaciviruPeg-interferonHepatologybusiness.industryInterleukinsRibavirinbeta-ThalassemiaInterferon-alphaHepatitis C ChronicInterleukinmedicine.diseaseLogistic Models030104 developmental biologychemistryMultivariate AnalysisImmunologyInterferonsbusinessHepatitis C viru
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Who is more likely to respond to dual treatment with pegylated-interferon and ribavirin for chronic hepatitis C? A gender-oriented analysis.

2013

Summary We assessed, in real-life practice, viral, demographic, genetic and metabolic factors influencing the sustained virologic response (SVR), with a gender-oriented analysis, in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) treated with pegylated interferon and ribavirin. Six hundred and seventy naive patients were treated with dual therapy and evaluated by gender and HCV genotype. Associations between baseline variables and SVR were assessed by multivariate logistic regression analysis. Among 362 genotype 1 patients, SVR was achieved in 158 patients (44%), and SVR was independently associated with age less than 50 years (OR 2.12; 95% CI 1.09–4.30; P = 0.039) and C/C genotype rs12979860…

MaleHCV-RNA levelsHepacivirusHepacivirusLogistic regressionGastroenterologyCohort Studieschemistry.chemical_compoundPegylated interferonGenotypeantiviral therapygenderProspective Studiespeg-interferon and ribavirinProspective cohort studybiologysustained virologic responsevirus diseaseschronic hepatitis C; gender; HCV-RNA levels; IL28B polymorphisms; peg-interferon and ribavirin; sustained virologic responseMiddle AgedViral LoadTreatment OutcomeInfectious DiseasesDrug Therapy CombinationFemaleViral loadHCV-RNA levels; IL28B polymorphisms; chronic hepatitis C; gender; peg-interferon and ribavirin; sustained virologic response; Adult; Aged; Cohort Studies; Drug Therapy Combination; Female; Hepacivirus; Hepatitis C Chronic; Humans; Interferons; Male; Middle Aged; Prospective Studies; Ribavirin; Sex Factors; Treatment Outcome; Viral Loadmedicine.drugAdultmedicine.medical_specialtySex FactorsVirologyInternal medicineRibavirinmedicineHumanschronic hepatitis CRapid Virologic ResponseAgedHepatologybusiness.industryRibavirinHepatitis C Chronicbiology.organism_classificationdigestive system diseaseschemistryImmunologyInterferonsIL28B polymorphismsbusiness
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IL28B and PNPLA3 Polymorphisms Affect Histological Liver Damage in Patients with Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.

2012

Background & Aims: Genetic background may affect liver damage in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). The main outcomes of the study were to assess whether IL28B rs12979860 and rs8099917 polymorphisms, together with PNPLA3 rs738409 C>G polymorphism, are associated with lobular inflammation and fibrosis, in NAFLD patients. Methods: One hundred sixty consecutive NAFLD patients were assessed by liver biopsy (Kleiner score); anthropometric, and biochemical and metabolic features were included. IL28B rs12979860 C>T, IL28B rs8099917 G>C, and PNPLA3 rs738409 C>G single nucleotide polymorphisms were tested. Results: Seventy-four (46.2%) patients had IL28B rs12979860 CC polymorph…

Univariate analysismedicine.medical_specialtyPathologySettore MED/12 - GastroenterologiaHepatologymedicine.diagnostic_testFatty liverliver fibrosiSingle-nucleotide polymorphismBiologySettore MED/08 - Anatomia Patologicamedicine.diseaseGastroenterologynonalcoholic fatty liver IL28B PNPLA3 PolymorphismsInterleukin 28BFibrosisInternal medicineLiver biopsyGenotypemedicinenafld liver biopsyHyperuricemia
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