Interaction between IL28B and PNPLA3 genotypes in the pathogenesis of steatosis in chronic hepatitis C non genotype-3 patients

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¹ Centro Malattie Metaboliche del Fegato, Department of Internal Medicine, Università degli Studi Fondazione Ca' Granda IRCCS, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Padiglione Granelli, Via F Sforza 35, 20122 Milano, Italy. Electronic address: luca.valenti@unimi.it.
² A.M. Migliavacca Center for Liver Disease, First Division of Gastroenterology, Università degli Studi, Fondazione IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico "Ca' Granda" IRCCS, Milan, Italy.
³ Internal Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.

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Luca Valenti et al. J Hepatol. 2012 May.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2011.10.024. Epub 2012 Jan 8.

¹ Centro Malattie Metaboliche del Fegato, Department of Internal Medicine, Università degli Studi Fondazione Ca' Granda IRCCS, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Padiglione Granelli, Via F Sforza 35, 20122 Milano, Italy. Electronic address: luca.valenti@unimi.it.
² A.M. Migliavacca Center for Liver Disease, First Division of Gastroenterology, Università degli Studi, Fondazione IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico "Ca' Granda" IRCCS, Milan, Italy.
³ Internal Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.

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Beneficial IL28B genotype associated with lower frequency of hepatic steatosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C.
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