Annotation Detail

Information
Associated Genes
IFNL3
Associated Variants
IFNL4 c.151-152G>A ( ENST00000606380.2 )
IFNL4 c.151-152G>A ( ENST00000606380.2 )
Associated Disease
Hepatitis C, Chronic
Source Database
DisGeNET
Description
IL-28B rs12979860 C/T polymorphism T allele is more prevalent in patients with viral cirrhosis due to HCV in comparison to other aetiologies and to patients with mild chronic hepatitis C. Among OLT patients, carriage of this allele seems to augment the risk of developing HCC.
Pubmed
21146242
Original source reporting the Gene Disease association
BeFree
DisGENET score for the Gene Disease association
0.0948429671860937
Year of publication
2011
Drugs