Variant Gene Disease Risk Allele Score vda Association Type Original DB Sentence supporting the association PMID PMID Year
dbSNP: rs12979860
rs12979860
CUI: C0524910
Disease: Hepatitis C, Chronic
Hepatitis C, Chronic
0.900 GeneticVariation BEFREE The aim of the study was to evaluate the association between three most widely studied IL28B gene polymorphisms and the response to antiviral treatment of chronic hepatitis C. We performed the genotyping of the three IL28B gene polymorphisms: rs12979860, rs8099917, and rs12980275 in 72 Caucasian patients with chronic hepatitis C, previously treated with the combination therapy of pegylated interferon alpha (PEGIFN α) and ribavirin (RBV). 26614853

2015

dbSNP: rs12979860
rs12979860
CUI: C0524910
Disease: Hepatitis C, Chronic
Hepatitis C, Chronic
0.900 GeneticVariation BEFREE A single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) near the IL28B gene (rs12979860) strongly predicts sustained virological response to pegylated interferon plus ribavirin (pegIFN-RBV) treatment for chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. 20964522

2010

dbSNP: rs12979860
rs12979860
CUI: C0524910
Disease: Hepatitis C, Chronic
Hepatitis C, Chronic
0.900 GeneticVariation BEFREE Patients requiring liver transplantation due to end-stage chronic hepatitis C appeared to be selected toward the adverse genotypes rs12979860 CT/TT compared to non-transplanted HCV-infected patients (p=0.046). 21147186

2011

dbSNP: rs12979860
rs12979860
CUI: C0524910
Disease: Hepatitis C, Chronic
Hepatitis C, Chronic
0.900 GeneticVariation BEFREE The mechanism explaining the strong association between IL28B rs12979860 polymorphisms and treatment outcome in chronic hepatitis C remains unclear. 22294646

2012

dbSNP: rs12979860
rs12979860
CUI: C0524910
Disease: Hepatitis C, Chronic
Hepatitis C, Chronic
0.900 GeneticVariation BEFREE We previously found that LDL cholesterol levels were higher in chronic hepatitis C (CHC) patients with the CC genotype at the rs12979860 polymorphism, located proximal to the IL28 gene. 21703198

2011

dbSNP: rs12979860
rs12979860
CUI: C0524910
Disease: Hepatitis C, Chronic
Hepatitis C, Chronic
0.900 GeneticVariation BEFREE IL28B polymorphism (rs12979860) associated with clearance of HCV infection in Poland: systematic review of its prevalence in chronic hepatitis C patients and general population frequency. 25712648

2015

dbSNP: rs12979860
rs12979860
CUI: C0524910
Disease: Hepatitis C, Chronic
Hepatitis C, Chronic
0.900 GeneticVariation BEFREE The rs12979860 SNP located near the IL28B gene is associated with HCV treatment response in HIV-infected patients with chronic hepatitis C due to genotypes 1 or 4. 20389235

2010

dbSNP: rs12979860
rs12979860
CUI: C0524910
Disease: Hepatitis C, Chronic
Hepatitis C, Chronic
0.900 GeneticVariation BEFREE The IL28B genotype in rs12979860 predicts success of peginterferon/ribavirin (PEG/RBV) therapy in patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC). 24205831

2014

dbSNP: rs12979860
rs12979860
CUI: C0524910
Disease: Hepatitis C, Chronic
Hepatitis C, Chronic
0.900 GeneticVariation BEFREE Frequency of IL28B rs12979860 single-nucleotide polymorphism alleles in newborn infants and in patients with chronic hepatitis C in Morocco. 22509814

2012

dbSNP: rs12979860
rs12979860
CUI: C0524910
Disease: Hepatitis C, Chronic
Hepatitis C, Chronic
0.900 GeneticVariation BEFREE IL28B SNP rs12979860 is the Critical Predictor for Sustained Viral Response in Chinese Children Aged 1 to 6 Years with Chronic Hepatitis C. 27877087

2016

dbSNP: rs12979860
rs12979860
CUI: C0524910
Disease: Hepatitis C, Chronic
Hepatitis C, Chronic
0.900 GeneticVariation BEFREE A comparative study of various methods for detection of IL28B rs12979860 in chronic hepatitis C. 28281380

2017

dbSNP: rs12979860
rs12979860
CUI: C0524910
Disease: Hepatitis C, Chronic
Hepatitis C, Chronic
0.900 GeneticVariation BEFREE The IL28B genotype is the most important pretreatment predictor of treatment outcome in patients with chronic hepatitis C. The impact of the rs12979860 genotype on relapse was retrospectively evaluated in genotype 1/4 patients who received response-guided therapy with peginterferon alpha-2a 180 μg/week plus ribavirin 1,000/1,200 mg/day in a large, randomized, multicenter study. 22006276

2011

dbSNP: rs12979860
rs12979860
CUI: C0524910
Disease: Hepatitis C, Chronic
Hepatitis C, Chronic
0.900 GeneticVariation BEFREE Recent genome-wide association studies revealed the rs12979860 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of the IL28B gene (CC genotype) to be the strongest pre-therapeutic predictor of therapy response to interferon alpha in patients with chronic hepatitis C infection. 25389973

2014

dbSNP: rs12979860
rs12979860
CUI: C0524910
Disease: Hepatitis C, Chronic
Hepatitis C, Chronic
0.900 GeneticVariation BEFREE Polymorphisms of inosine triphosphate pyrophosphatase (rs1127354 and rs6051702) and interferon lambda 4 (IFLN4) (rs12979860) are indicators of anemia and/or sustained virological response (SVR) in patients with chronic hepatitis C on ribavirin/interferon. 31359493

2020

dbSNP: rs12979860
rs12979860
CUI: C0524910
Disease: Hepatitis C, Chronic
Hepatitis C, Chronic
0.900 GeneticVariation BEFREE Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in IL28B and serum levels of interferon γ inducible protein 10 (IP-10) predict outcomes of antiviral therapy in patients with chronic hepatitis C. We associated IL28B SNPs rs12979860 and rs8099917, along with serum levels of IP-10, with outcomes of patients with acute hepatitis C (AHC). 22192885

2012

dbSNP: rs12979860
rs12979860
CUI: C0524910
Disease: Hepatitis C, Chronic
Hepatitis C, Chronic
0.900 GeneticVariation BEFREE 41 patients with genotype 1 chronic hepatitis C infection from the Duke Liver Clinic were genotyped for rs12979860. 21750736

2011

dbSNP: rs12979860
rs12979860
CUI: C0524910
Disease: Hepatitis C, Chronic
Hepatitis C, Chronic
0.900 GeneticVariation BEFREE We genotyped chronic hepatitis C (CHC) genotype 1 patients with PegIFN/R treatment-induced clearance (n = 417) and treatment failure (n = 493), and 234 individuals with spontaneous clearance, for HLA-C C1 versus C2, presence of inhibitory and activating KIR genes, and two IL28B SNPs, rs8099917 and rs12979860. 21931540

2011

dbSNP: rs12979860
rs12979860
CUI: C0524910
Disease: Hepatitis C, Chronic
Hepatitis C, Chronic
0.900 GeneticVariation BEFREE The interleukin 28B rs12979860 C/T polymorphism and serum cholesterol as predictors of fibrosis progression in patients with chronic hepatitis C and persistently normal transaminases. 22431022

2012

dbSNP: rs12979860
rs12979860
CUI: C0524910
Disease: Hepatitis C, Chronic
Hepatitis C, Chronic
0.900 GeneticVariation BEFREE To assess the role of the ss469415590 variant, compared with the known IL28B polymorphisms (rs8099917, rs12979860 and rs12980275) for predicting virological response to therapy in chronic hepatitis C, and its association with the CXCL10 chemokine serum levels - a surrogate marker of interferon-stimulated genes activation. 24308755

2014

dbSNP: rs12979860
rs12979860
CUI: C0524910
Disease: Hepatitis C, Chronic
Hepatitis C, Chronic
0.900 GeneticVariation BEFREE Vitamin D serum levels are complementary to the IL-28B rs12979860 C/T polymorphism in enhancing the correct prediction of the SVR in treatment-naïve chronic hepatitis C. 21480318

2011

dbSNP: rs12979860
rs12979860
CUI: C0524910
Disease: Hepatitis C, Chronic
Hepatitis C, Chronic
0.900 GeneticVariation BEFREE Duplex High-Resolution Melting Assay for the Simultaneous Genotyping of IL28B rs12979860 and PNPLA3 rs738409 Polymorphisms in Chronic Hepatitis C Patients. 26389885

2015

dbSNP: rs12979860
rs12979860
CUI: C0524910
Disease: Hepatitis C, Chronic
Hepatitis C, Chronic
0.900 GeneticVariation BEFREE This finding adds evidence that genotyping for the IL-28B rs12979860 SNP can be a good parameter for the prediction of treatment success in patients with chronic hepatitis C before initiation of antiviral therapy in Morocco. 25958342

2015

dbSNP: rs12979860
rs12979860
CUI: C0524910
Disease: Hepatitis C, Chronic
Hepatitis C, Chronic
0.900 GeneticVariation BEFREE To determine, in a cohort of Spanish patients with chronic hepatitis C treated with peginterferon plus ribavirin (P+R), whether insulin resistance predicts SVR independently of interleukin-28B rs12979860 polymorphism. 23121166

2013

dbSNP: rs12979860
rs12979860
CUI: C0524910
Disease: Hepatitis C, Chronic
Hepatitis C, Chronic
0.900 GeneticVariation BEFREE Impact of IFNL4 rs12979860 and rs8099917 polymorphisms on response to Peg-Interferon-α and Ribavirin in patients with congenital bleeding disorder and chronic hepatitis C. 27735085

2017

dbSNP: rs12979860
rs12979860
CUI: C0524910
Disease: Hepatitis C, Chronic
Hepatitis C, Chronic
0.900 GeneticVariation BEFREE A significant increase was observed in the frequencies of unfavorable rs12979860 genotypes/CT + TT in the chronic hepatitis C (CHC) and LTC groups. 28214926

2017