Open AccessCCR5Δ32 mutation does not influence the susceptibility to HCV infection, severity of liver disease and response to therapy in patients with chronic hepatitis C
Author(s) -
Ankur Goyal,
P.V. Suneetha,
G Vasantha Kumar,
Deepak Shukla,
Naveen Arora,
Shiv Kumar Sarin
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v12.i29.4721
Subject(s) - medicine , genotype , gastroenterology , genotyping , immunology , liver disease , hepatitis c , biology , gene , biochemistry
To study whether CCR5Delta32 mutation was associated with viral infection and severity of liver disease.