Hla-Cw7 allele as predictor of favorable therapeutic response to interferon-alpha in patients with chronic hepatitis C.
Croat Med J 2008;
48:807-13. [PMID:
18074415 DOI:
10.3325/cmj.2007.6.807]
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Abstract
AIM
To evaluate the association between human leukocyte antigens (HLA) class I and therapeutic response to interferon-alpha in Croatian patients with chronic hepatitis C.
METHODS
HLA-A, -B, and -C genotyping was performed in 55 patients with sustained virological response and in 57 patients without sustained virological response to interferon-alpha therapy. Patients were treated in the period from 1998-2001 with interferon-alpha at a dose of 3 million units three times a week. Patients who became negative for hepatitis C virus RNA after 12 weeks of therapy completed 48 weeks of therapy.
RESULTS
There was no association between therapeutic outcome and frequency of HLA-A, as well as of HLA-B alleles. HLA-Cw7 was significantly more frequent in patients with than those without sustained virological response (27.0% vs 6.7%; P=0.011).
CONCLUSION
In Croatian patients with chronic hepatitis C, HLA-Cw7 is the predictor of sustained virological response to interferon-alpha therapy.
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