Variant Gene Risk Allele Score vda Association Type Original DB Sentence supporting the association PMID PMID Year
dbSNP: rs12979860
rs12979860
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE IL-28B rs12979860 C/T polymorphism T allele is more prevalent in patients with viral cirrhosis due to HCV in comparison to other aetiologies and to patients with mild chronic hepatitis C. Among OLT patients, carriage of this allele seems to augment the risk of developing HCC. 21146242

2011

dbSNP: rs12979860
rs12979860
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Cirrhosis and rapid virological response to peginterferon plus ribavirin determine treatment outcome in HCV-1 IL28B rs12979860 CC patients. 23936821

2013

dbSNP: rs12979860
rs12979860
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the epidermal growth factor (EGF, rs4444903), patatin-like phospholipase domain-containing protein 3 (PNPLA3, rs738409) genes, and near the interleukin-28B (IL28B, rs12979860) gene are linked to treatment response, fibrosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in chronic hepatitis C. Whether these SNPs independently or in combination predict clinical deterioration in hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related cirrhosis is unknown. 25504078

2014

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 IL-28B rs12979860 TT genotype is more prevalent in patients with advanced fibrosis, cirrhosis and HCC stages. 29914308

2018

dbSNP: rs12979860
rs12979860
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE This study aimed to determine whether IL28B rs12979860 polymorphism is also associated with development of hepatocellular carcinoma both in chronic HCV infection and in non-viral-related cirrhosis. 27083168

2017

dbSNP: rs12979860
rs12979860
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Serum miR-126, miR-129, miR-203a, and miR-223 were upregulated in severe fibrosis (≥F3) and cirrhosis (F4) compared with F0-F2 and F0-F3, respectively. miR-221 was upregulated in ≥F3, but unchanged in F4. miR-155, miR-199a, and IFNL3 rs12979860 genotype were not significantly different in all comparisons. 28211229

2017

dbSNP: rs12979860
rs12979860
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE In this phase 3, randomized, open-label, noninferiority study, 602 patients were randomly assigned (2:1) to daclatasvir vs telaprevir, stratified by IL28B rs12979860 host genotype (CC vs non-CC), cirrhosis status (compensated cirrhosis vs no cirrhosis), and HCV GT1 subtype (GT1a vs GT1b). 27022224

2016

dbSNP: rs12979860
rs12979860
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE The results of this study suggest that IL28B rs12979860 TT or rs12980275 GG may play an important protective role against the development of advanced fibrosis and even cirrhosis. 28253210

2017

dbSNP: rs12979860
rs12979860
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Multivariate analysis in overall patients revealed that cirrhosis (HR: 2.94, 95% CI: 1.81-4.77, p < 0.001), IL28B rs12979860 (CT + TT) polymorphisms (HR: 3.22, 95% CI: 2.17-4.78, p < 0.001), and high APRI levels (≥2.57) (HR: 2.32, 95% CI: 1.47-3.67, p < 0.001) were independent risk factors for HCC. 29254684

2018

dbSNP: rs12979860
rs12979860
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE IL28B genetic variations (rs12979860) were genotyped by pyrosequencing of DNA samples from 137 individuals with chronic HBV infection [50 inactive carriers (IC), 34 chronic hepatitis B (CHB), 27 cirrhosis, 26 hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)], and 19 healthy controls. 25837166

2015

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: rs1800562
rs1800562
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE C282Y and H63D mutations do not appear to be associated with an increased risk of HCC in patients with cirrhosis. 12865278

2003

dbSNP: rs1800562
rs1800562
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE For C282Y heterozygous patients, the odds ratios for marked inflammatory activity (A2-4) and advanced liver fibrosis or cirrhosis (F2-4) are 4.9 and 4.6, respectively, compared with patients carrying homozygous wild-type alleles. 15287851

2004

dbSNP: rs1800562
rs1800562
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Patients with HH carrying the HFE gene who were homozygous for the Cys282Tyr mutation, serum ferritin levels of 300-2000 ng/mL, transferrin saturation ≥ 45%, and no known history of cirrhosis were enrolled in this dose-escalation study to characterize the safety and efficacy of deferasirox, comprising a core and an extension phase (each 24 weeks). 20814896

2010

dbSNP: rs1800562
rs1800562
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Most clinical cases are homozygous for the Cys282Tyr (C282Y) mutation in the HFE gene, with serum ferritin (SF) concentration >1000 microg/L as the strongest predictor of cirrhosis. 20583211

2010

dbSNP: rs1800562
rs1800562
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Only a minority of our patients with hemochromatosis had a far advanced disease at the time of diagnosis (less than 5% had cirrhosis) and hemochromatosis in a majority of the C282Y mutation negative patients was associated with excessive oral iron intake for several years. 11199371

2000

dbSNP: rs1800562
rs1800562
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE The aim of this study was to investigate the association between HFE gene mutations (C282Y, H63D) and hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with alcoholic and virus-related cirrhosis. 12003382

2002

dbSNP: rs1800562
rs1800562
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE The C282Y and the H63D mutation of the HFE gene were analyzed in 137 patients with HCC and no history of HH, 107 patients with cirrhosis without HCC and 126 healthy controls. 15017669

2003

dbSNP: rs1800562
rs1800562
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE A diagnosis of liver cancer or cirrhosis is rare in the lifetime of individuals from this population who are homozygous for the C282Y mutation (2.5%; upper 95% confidence interval (CI) = 8%). 10673304

2000

dbSNP: rs1800562
rs1800562
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Other recent evidence indicates that the prevalence of HFE gene mutations is increased in chronic viral hepatitis and that patients with chronic hepatitis C harboring especially the C282Y mutation are more likely to suffer from advanced hepatic fibrosis or cirrhosis and to do so at younger ages. 12957298

2003

dbSNP: rs1800562
rs1800562
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Forty-five per cent of the C282Y homozygotes detected already had cirrhosis. 11953685

2002

dbSNP: rs1800562
rs1800562
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE C282Y or H63D heterozygosity is an independent risk factor for liver fibrosis and cirrhosis in HCV infected individuals. 12586300

2003

dbSNP: rs1800562
rs1800562
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE In hemochromatosis probands homozygous for HFE C282Y, serum levels of ferritin greater than 1000 μg/L at diagnosis were positively associated with male sex and cirrhosis. 22265917

2012

dbSNP: rs1800562
rs1800562
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE In HCV-infected patients, heterozygosity for the C282Y mutation in HFE was significantly associated with elevated serum ferritin levels, stainable liver iron, and advanced fibrosis or c</span>irrhosis (F2-F4). 14557859

2003