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CC genotype donors for the interleukin-28B single nucleotide polymorphism are associated with better outcomes in hepatitis C after liver transplant

  1. Roberto J. Firpi1,*,
  2. Huijia Dong2,
  3. Virginia C. Clark1,
  4. Consuelo Soldevila-Pico1,
  5. Giuseppe Morelli1,
  6. Roniel Cabrera1,
  7. Oxana Norkina1,
  8. Jonathan J. Shuster3,
  9. David R. Nelson1,†,
  10. Chen Liu2,†

Article first published online: 29 OCT 2012

DOI: 10.1111/liv.12013

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Liver International

Liver International

Volume 33, Issue 1, pages 72–78, January 2013

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How to Cite

Firpi, R. J., Dong, H., Clark, V. C., Soldevila-Pico, C., Morelli, G., Cabrera, R., Norkina, O., Shuster, J. J., Nelson, D. R. and Liu, C. (2013), CC genotype donors for the interleukin-28B single nucleotide polymorphism are associated with better outcomes in hepatitis C after liver transplant. Liver International, 33: 72–78. doi: 10.1111/liv.12013

Author Information

  1. 1

    Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Section of Hepatobiliary Diseases and Liver Transplantation, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA

  2. 2

    Department of Pathology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA

  3. 3

    Department of Health Outcomes and Policy College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA

  1. †

    Nelson and Liu share the senior authorship.

* Correspondence
Roberto J. Firpi, University of Florida, Section of Hepatobiliary Diseases, 1600 SW Archer Rd, Room M440 MSB, P.O. Box 100277, JHMHC, Gainesville, Florida 32610-0214
Tel: +352-273-9466
Fax: +352-392-7393
e-mail: Roberto.Firpi@medicine.ufl.edu

  1. †

    Nelson and Liu share the senior authorship.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 10 DEC 2012
  2. Article first published online: 29 OCT 2012
  3. Accepted manuscript online: 5 OCT 2012 08:24AM EST
  4. Manuscript Accepted: 5 SEP 2012
  5. Manuscript Received: 12 APR 2012

Funded by

  • National Institute of Research Resources
  • National Institutes of Health. Grant Number: R01 AI061158

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