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Factors Affecting the Response to Interferon Alpha Therapy in Egyptian HCV Patients

American journal of immunology • 2015
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Authors Naglaa F Alhusseini · Fathy M Serry · Ashraf A Kadry · Heba Khairy
Keywords HCV, HLA Typing, IL 10, Interferon, Ribavirin
Journal American journal of immunology
Publisher science publication
Volume 11
Issue 3
Pages Not Available
publication.type International
Paper Link Not Available
Supplementary Materials Not Available
Abstract
Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infection is one of the main causes of chronic liver disease worldwide. Egypt has the highest prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) in the world, estimated nationally at 14.7%. knowledge of the predictors of Sustained Viral Response (SVR) to Pegylated Interferon (PEG-INF) and Ribavirin (RBV) therapy in patients with chronic hepatitis C is crucial for selecting patients who would benefit most from therapy especially in developing country as Egypt where the highest percentage of treatment cost funded by government. This study was performed on Egyptian patients with chronic active hepatitis C who were prepared for receiving a course of treatment with: Interferon (PEG IFN) and ribavirin for 48 weeks. We aimed to find more predictive markers those can help clinicians to choose the most effective treatment program for each patient. Assessment of HLA-DRB1, HLA-DQB1 genes by Sequence Specific Primer (SSP) PCR, interleukin-10 (IL-10) by ELISA technique and Serum HCV RNA load by TaqMan Real Time RT-PCR technology were done. We found that sustained responders were significantly among DRB1*13 allele and DQB1*02 typing (p