Open AccessAssociation between hepatitis C virus viremia and the rs12979860, rs2228145 and rs1800795 SNP (CT/AC/GG) genotype in Saudi kidney transplant recipients
Author(s) -
Khaled R. Alkharsah,
Alhussain J. Alzahrani,
Obeid E. Obeid,
Reem Aljindan,
Adnane Guella,
Amein K. Al-Ali,
Hussain R Al-Turaifi,
Talal A Sallam
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
saudi journal of medicine and medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.125
H-Index - 2
eISSN - 1658-631X
pISSN - 2321-4856
DOI - 10.4103/sjmms.sjmms_175_18
Subject(s) - viremia , medicine , genotype , interleukin 28b , odds ratio , single nucleotide polymorphism , hepatitis c virus , snp , gastroenterology , kidney transplantation , immunology , transplantation , virus , biology , gene , genetics , ribavirin
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major health problem, particularly in high-risk groups such as kidney transplant recipients, where it can adversely affect graft survival and increase the relative risk for mortality. Recently, the role of genetic variation among HCV patients in determining the outcome of infections has been under investigation.