Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
J Infect Dis. 2011 Nov;204(9):1391-4. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jir536. Epub 2011 Sep 20.
Single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) around IL28B are associated with spontaneous hepatitis C virus (HCV) clearance of genotypes 1 and 3 in white and African-American populations. This study investigated whether the IL28B SNP (rs12979860) is associated with spontaneous clearance of HCV, principally genotype 4, in 162 Egyptians (80 with clearance). The protective C allele was more common in those with spontaneous clearance (76.3% vs 57.9%; P = .0006). Individuals with clearance were 3.4 (95% confidence interval, 1.8-6.5) times more likely to have C/C genotype. Thus, IL28B plays a role in spontaneous clearance of HCV genotype 4 in North Africa.
单核苷酸多态性(SNPs)在 IL28B 周围与白人及非裔美国人中 1 型和 3 型丙型肝炎病毒(HCV)的自发清除有关。本研究调查了 IL28B SNP(rs12979860)是否与 162 名埃及人(80 名清除者)中 HCV 主要基因型 4 的自发清除有关。在自发清除者中,保护性 C 等位基因更为常见(76.3% vs 57.9%;P =.0006)。清除者更有可能具有 C/C 基因型(优势比,3.4;95%置信区间,1.8-6.5)。因此,IL28B 在北非 HCV 基因型 4 的自发清除中发挥作用。