Effect of Functional Interleukin-10 Polymorphism on Pegylated Interferon-α Plus Ribavirin Therapy Response in Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Patients Infected With 3a Genotype in Pakistani Population

authors:

avatar Muhammad Sohail Afzal 1 , * , avatar Sadia Anjum 1 , avatar Najam Us Sahar Sadaf Zaidi 1

Atta ur Rahman School of Applied Biosciences, National University of Science and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan
Hepatitis Monthly: Vol.13, issue 6; e10274
published online: June 8, 2013
article type: Letter
received: January 14, 2013
accepted: April 8, 2013
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5812/hepatmon.10274

how to cite: Afzal M S, Anjum S, Zaidi N U S S. Effect of Functional Interleukin-10 Polymorphism on Pegylated Interferon-α Plus Ribavirin Therapy Response in Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Patients Infected With 3a Genotype in Pakistani Population. Hepat Mon. 2013;13(6):e10274. https://doi.org/10.5812/hepatmon.10274.

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