Lack of TNF-α Gene Polymorphism (rs1799724) Association with Sustained Virological Response in Iranian Patients with Chronic HCV Infection

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Department of Hepatitis and AIDS, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran

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Infection with the hepatitis C virus is a major public health concern which can lead to carcinoma and liver failure. It has been shown that single nucleotide polymorphisms can affect the level of gene activity of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) which has an important role, especially in viral infections which can lead to apaptosis of infected hepatocellular cells. We investigated the impact of three possible genotypes for rs1800629 or A/G single nucleotide polymorphism located downstream of TNF gene promoter in groups of control (n76) and chronic hepatitis C patients (n89) focusing on the response to treatment among sensitive and resistant groups. Genomic DNA was extracted from 500 l prepheral whole blood and PCR and RFLP were used to amplify the region of interest and genotyping. With statistical analyzes a p-value
Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
Volume 17, Issue 8 - Serial Number 8
August 2016
Pages 3923-3927

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