Variant Gene Risk Allele Score vda Association Type Original DB Sentence supporting the association PMID PMID Year
dbSNP: rs12979860
rs12979860
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE In a recent genome-wide association study, a single nucleotide polymorphism (rs12979860) 3 kilobases upstream of the IL28B gene, which encodes the type III interferon IFN-3, was shown to associate strongly with more than a twofold difference in response to HCV drug treatment. 19759533

2009

dbSNP: rs12979860
rs12979860
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Independent predictors of SVR were HCV genotype 2-3 (odds ratio [OR], 13.98; 95% confidence interval [CI], 4.87-40.1; P < .001), rs12979860 CC (OR, 5.05; 95% CI, 2.04-12.5; P < .001), baseline plasma HCV RNA load of < or =600,000 IU/mL (OR, 1.99; 95% CI, 1.18- 3.34; P = .009), and female sex (OR, 4.28; 95% CI, 1.08-16.96; P = .039). 20804372

2010

dbSNP: rs12979860
rs12979860
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Our results suggest that low levels of LDL cholesterol in chronic hepatitis C patients may be a marker of host endogenous IFN response to hepatitis C and that subjects with the rs12979860 CC responder genotype may have a lower endogenous IFN response to the virus. 20235331

2010

dbSNP: rs12979860
rs12979860
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE The SNP rs12979860 upstream of IL28B is associated with spontaneous clearance of HCV. 20637200

2010

dbSNP: rs12979860
rs12979860
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE The final score included 4 variables: 2 host-related variables (IL28B SNP rs12979860 and liver stiffness) and 2 HCV-related variables (genotype and viral load). 20964522

2010

dbSNP: rs12979860
rs12979860
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE rs12979860 genotype is a significant independent predictor of response to PEG-IFN/RBV in patients with chronic HCV infection; tests for this genotype might be used to determine the best course of treatment for patients considering antiviral therapy. 20176026

2010

dbSNP: rs12979860
rs12979860
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Donor and recipient genotypes of IL28B rs12979860C>T single nucleotide polymorphism were determined in 91 patients with HCV liver graft reinfection, 47 of whom were treated with pegylated interferon-α (PEG-IFN-α) and ribavirin. 21147186

2011

dbSNP: rs12979860
rs12979860
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE In the AHC group, 31 (81.6%) rs12979860 CC carriers were infected with HCV genotype 1 or 4 vs. 32 (76.2%) among non-CC carriers (P=0.948). 21375685

2011

dbSNP: rs12979860
rs12979860
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE The IL28B rs12979860 CC genotype is associated with a higher prevalence of cirrhosis in HIV-HCV-coinfected patients than CT/TT genotypes, suggesting that IL28B CC carriers may experience a more rapid progression of HCV-related liver fibrosis, perhaps as result of increased liver inflammation. 21592993

2011

dbSNP: rs12979860
rs12979860
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Patients with the donor genotype rs12979860 CC had higher peak ALT and HCV RNA serum concentrations than those with CT/TT (p=0.04 and 0.06, respectively). 21147186

2011

dbSNP: rs12979860
rs12979860
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE We examined the association between IL28B single-nucleotide polymorphism rs12979860, hepatitis C virus (HCV) kinetic, and pegylated interferon alpha-2a pharmacodynamic parameters in HIV/HCV-coinfected patients from South America. 21157362

2011

dbSNP: rs12979860
rs12979860
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Recent genome-wide association studies have identified two host single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) near the IL28B gene (rs12979860 C/T and rs8099917 T/G) that are associated with sustained virological response in patients infected with the hepatitis C virus. 21704279

2011

dbSNP: rs12979860
rs12979860
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE This study investigated whether the IL28B SNP (rs12979860) is associated with spontaneous clearance of HCV, principally genotype 4, in 162 Egyptians (80 with clearance). 21933876

2011

dbSNP: rs12979860
rs12979860
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Patients carrying CC(rs12979860) had higher baseline HCV RNA levels (P < .001) and did not, when treated for 12 weeks, achieve sustained virologic response more often than those carrying CT(rs1297986) or TT(rs1297986). 21606533

2011

dbSNP: rs12979860
rs12979860
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE We assessed hepatovenous pressure gradient (HVPG), liver stiffness (transient elastography), and interleukin (IL)-28B polymorphisms (rs12979860) in 90 cirrhotic patients with HCV infection (82% genotype 1 or 4) before antiviral therapy with pegylated interferon and ribavirin.Efficacy and safety were evaluated. 21397726

2011

dbSNP: rs12979860
rs12979860
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE In multivariate analysis, females with the favorable genotype for rs12979860 (CC) had an increased odds to spontaneously clear HCV infection (adjusted OR 6.62, 95% 2.69-26.13), whereas females with the unfavorable genotype were as likely as men with the favorable and unfavorable genotype to clear HCV. 22110669

2011

dbSNP: rs12979860
rs12979860
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE In the multivariate analyses for genotype 1 patients, the T allele of rs12979860 (T(rs12979860)) was an independent risk factor for a less pronounced first phase HCV RNA decline (log(10) 0.89IU/ml among T carriers vs. 2.06 among others, adjusted p < 0.001) and lower rapid (15% vs. 38%, adjusted p = 0.007) and sustained viral response rates (48% vs. 66%, adjusted p < 0.001). 21354446

2011

dbSNP: rs12979860
rs12979860
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Recently, the rs12979860 C/T polymorphism in the IL28B gene has been linked to progression towards cirrhosis in HCV mono-infected patients and to treatment response of HCV-infection in HIV/HCV co-infected patients. 21813376

2011

dbSNP: rs12979860
rs12979860
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Further, we found significant differences in HCV RNA levels among individuals chronically infected with HCV genotype 1 for rs8103142 and rs12979860 (P ≤ 0.05). 21070502

2011

dbSNP: rs12979860
rs12979860
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Here, we investigated the relative genetic contributions of the CCR5Δ32 deletion and the IL28B rs12979860 polymorphisms to spontaneous clearance of hepatitis C in a single-source outbreak. 21703201

2011

dbSNP: rs12979860
rs12979860
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE The widely accepted interleukin-28B (IL-28B) rs12979860 C/T polymorphism and the more recently proposed vitamin D serum concentration are two novel predictors of the response to antiviral treatment in chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. 21480318

2011

dbSNP: rs12979860
rs12979860
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE A single nucleotide polymorphism (rs12979860 C/T) 3kb upstream of the interleukin 28B (IL-28B) gene was shown to be associated with hepatitis C clearance. 21146242

2011

dbSNP: rs12979860
rs12979860
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Evidence that a supra-additive rs12979860-based model best fits the association of IL28B-genotype with HCV clearance may improve clinical prediction models and foster a better understanding of functional mechanisms underlying this association. 22013224

2011

dbSNP: rs12979860
rs12979860
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE HIV/HCV-co-infected patients with the C allele (CC/CT) at rs12979860 show significantly higher plasma HCV-RNA load than TT carriers. 21378537

2011

dbSNP: rs12979860
rs12979860
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Real-time polymerase chain reaction assay based on high-resolution melting analysis for the determination of the rs12979860 polymorphism involved in hepatitis C treatment response. 21549150

2011