Variant Gene Risk Allele Score vda Association Type Original DB Sentence supporting the association PMID PMID Year
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 This translated into high rates of sustained viral response (SVR) among patients carrying CC(rs12979860) despite the presence of high viral load at baseline (SVR 74%), high age (SVR 79%) or severe liver fibrosis (SVR 83%). 21692944

2011

dbSNP: rs738409
rs738409
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE This study confirms that in patients with type 2 diabetes who were not selected for liver abnormalities, liver fibrosis was related to the rs738409 polymorphism independent of BMI or LFC. 21745307

2011

dbSNP: rs8099917
rs8099917
0.070 GeneticVariation BEFREE Multivariate analysis revealed that a baseline HCV viral load <400,000 IU/mL was the strongest predictor of RVR [odds ratio (OR) = 4.27, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 2.31-7.87, P < 0.001], and this was followed by advanced liver fibrosis (OR = 0.28, 95% CI = 0.15-0.53, P < 0.001), the carriage of the rs8099917 TT genotype (OR = 3.10, 95% CI = 1.34-7.21, P = 0.008), and the pretreatment level of aspartate aminotransferase (OR = 0.996, 95% CI = 0.99-1.00, P = 0.04). 21254157

2011

dbSNP: rs12075
rs12075
0.020 GeneticVariation BEFREE We here tested the hypothesis that this genetic variant (rs12075 A/G) is a risk factor for liver fibrosis in HCV infection. 21156192

2011

dbSNP: rs12979860
rs12979860
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE During observation, 131 patients with chronic infection underwent a liver biopsy; age (OR 1.058; P = 0.01) G/T or G/G genotypes of rs8099917 polymorphism (OR 3.962; P = 0.001), and C/T or T/T genotypes of rs12979860 polymorphism (OR 3.494; P = 0.005) were associated with severe liver fibrosis, independent of liver iron concentration. 22180419

2012

dbSNP: rs8099917
rs8099917
0.070 GeneticVariation BEFREE During observation, 131 patients with chronic infection underwent a liver biopsy; age (OR 1.058; P = 0.01) G/T or G/G genotypes of rs8099917 polymorphism (OR 3.962; P = 0.001), and C/T or T/T genotypes of rs12979860 polymorphism (OR 3.494; P = 0.005) were associated with severe liver fibrosis, independent of liver iron concentration. 22180419

2012

dbSNP: rs8099917
rs8099917
0.070 GeneticVariation BEFREE The present study was designed to assess the contribution of these SNPs to disease progression in patients with chronic hepatitis C. The study enrolled 220 Japanese patients with chronic hepatitis C. Three SNPs, -1195 COX-2, PNPLA3 and IL28B (rs8099917), were genotyped in order to analyze their association with hepatic fibrosis and inflammation. 22863264

2012

dbSNP: rs13412852
rs13412852
0.010 GeneticVariation BEFREE Affected children carrying the rs13412852 TT genotype had a trend for a lower prevalence of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, and significantly less severe liver damage, as indicated by NAFLD activity score severity (P = 0.026) and a lower prevalence of liver fibrosis (P = 0.012). 22157924

2012

dbSNP: rs4444903
rs4444903
EGF
0.010 GeneticVariation BEFREE The EGF rs4444903 A>G polymorphism may facilitate liver fibrosis progression in Caucasian patients with chronic hepatitis C, especially in younger patients. 22122913

2012

dbSNP: rs12979860
rs12979860
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Logistic regression analysis adjusting by [Age], [Sex], [HCV viral genotype], [HCV viral load], [HIV viral load], and [CD4 T cells levels] revealed the IL-28B rs12979860 (CT/TT) genotype as a protective factor against alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels (>100 IU/L), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) levels (>75 IU/L), and AST-to-platelet ratio index (APRI) score for liver fibrosis (>1.5) [OR, (95% CI), p]: ALT [0.026 (0.001-0.576) 0.021]; AST [0.001 (0.000-0.297) 0.019]; APRI [0.031 (0.002-0.41) 0.008]. 23030669

2013

dbSNP: rs12979860
rs12979860
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE The impact of interleukin 28B rs12979860 single nucleotide polymorphism and liver fibrosis stage on response-guided therapy in HIV/HCV-coinfected patients. 23835502

2013

dbSNP: rs738409
rs738409
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE The common PNPLA3 (adiponutrin) variant, p.I148M, was identified as a genetic determinant of liver fibrosis. 24152445

2013

dbSNP: rs8099917
rs8099917
0.070 GeneticVariation BEFREE No association between PNPLA3 rs738409/IL28B rs8099917 genotypes and hepatic steatosis or liver fibrosis was observed. 24349054

2013

dbSNP: rs7080536
rs7080536
0.030 GeneticVariation BEFREE A single nucleotide polymorphism (G534E, Marburg I, MI-SNP) in the gene encoding FSAP (HABP2) leads to lower enzymatic activity and is associated with enhanced liver fibrosis in humans. 22989567

2013

dbSNP: rs1800471
rs1800471
0.020 GeneticVariation BEFREE The aim of this work was to establish an association between the single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of TGFB1 (rs1800471), AT (rs3789679), MMP-1 (rs17886084), MMP-3 (rs35068180), and PAI-1 (rs1799889) and the histological grading of necroinflammation, staging of hepatic fibrosis, and liver function in Mexican patients with advanced liver fibrosis due to chronic hepatitis C virus infection. 23941979

2013

dbSNP: rs14158
rs14158
0.010 GeneticVariation BEFREE Patients who relapsed were more often male (p = 0.036), carried the non-CC rs14158 genotype in the low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLr) gene (p = 0.039), had higher baseline HCV RNA levels (p = 0.012), body mass index (BMI) ≥ 25 kg/m(2) (p = 0.034), significant liver fibrosis (p < 0.001), had been diagnosed with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)-defining criteria in the past (p = 0.001) and bore the HCV genotypes 1/4 (p = 0.046) when compared with SVR patients. 23065463

2013

dbSNP: rs17886084
rs17886084
0.010 GeneticVariation BEFREE The aim of this work was to establish an association between the single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of TGFB1 (rs1800471), AT (rs3789679), MMP-1 (rs17886084), MMP-3 (rs35068180), and PAI-1 (rs1799889) and the histological grading of necroinflammation, staging of hepatic fibrosis, and liver function in Mexican patients with advanced liver fibrosis due to chronic hepatitis C virus infection. 23941979

2013

dbSNP: rs1799889
rs1799889
0.010 GeneticVariation BEFREE The aim of this work was to establish an association between the single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of TGFB1 (rs1800471), AT (rs3789679), MMP-1 (rs17886084), MMP-3 (rs35068180), and PAI-1 (rs1799889) and the histological grading of necroinflammation, staging of hepatic fibrosis, and liver function in Mexican patients with advanced liver fibrosis due to chronic hepatitis C virus infection. 23941979

2013

dbSNP: rs4986790
rs4986790
0.010 GeneticVariation BEFREE At stepwise logistic regression analysis, the carriage of TLR-4 rs4986790 A/A genotype was found to be and independent predictor of liver fibrosis (O.R.14.8, p = 0.019). 23093310

2013

dbSNP: rs5496
rs5496
0.010 GeneticVariation BEFREE This study investigated the association of the genetic markers (SNPs), rs5496, rs281437 and rs12979860 polymorphisms, with viral clearance and the progression of hepatic fibrosis in HCV genotype 4 patients who were treated with pegylated interferon and ribavirin. 23137758

2013

dbSNP: rs12979860
rs12979860
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE IL28B rs12979860 (IL28B) non-C/C, advanced liver fibrosis and high HCV RNA were considered as established risk factors for treatment failure. 24342953

2014

dbSNP: rs1800562
rs1800562
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Genetic loci associated with iron metabolism (TF, TMPRSS6, PCSK7, TFR2 and Chr2p14) in recent GWAS and liver fibrosis (PNPLA3) in recent meta-analysis were analyzed for association with either liver cirrhosis or advanced fibrosis in 148 German HFE C282Y homozygotes. 24556216

2014

dbSNP: rs738409
rs738409
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE The PNPLA3 I148M sequence variant favors hepatic lipid accumulation and confers susceptibility to hepatic fibrosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. 25171251

2014

dbSNP: rs738409
rs738409
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Furthermore, using two histologically characterized cohorts encompassing steatosis, steatohepatitis, fibrosis and cirrhosis (combined n=1,074), we demonstrate a new association, independent of potential confounding factors (age, BMI, type 2 diabetes mellitus and PNPLA3 rs738409 genotype), with advanced hepatic fibrosis/cirrhosis. 24978903

2014