Sökning: "IL28B"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 6 avhandlingar innehållade ordet IL28B.

  1. 1. Immunological and Genetic Markers Predicting Treatment Outcome in Hepatitits C Virus Infection

    Författare :Galia Askarieh; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; IP-10; CXCL10; CD26; hepatitis C virus; interferon; ribavirin; treatment; IL28B;

    Sammanfattning : Hepatitis C is a blood-borne infection caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV). A chronic infection, which develops in most infected subjects, may lead to liver cirrhosis with ensuing liver dysfunction and liver cancer. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Natural History of Human Papillomavirus Infections and Other Sexually Transmitted Infections in Rwanda-Immunological Aspects of the Uterine Cervix

    Författare :Marie Francoise Mukanyangezi; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Human papillomavirus; cervical cancer; IL28B SNP rs12979860; Rwanda; screening; squamous intraepithelial lesion; radiotherapy; hyperbaric oxygen therapy;

    Sammanfattning : Objective: Cervical cancer stands for the predominant cause of cancer death among Rwandan women. Chronic Human Papillomavirus (HPV) infection constitutes the main risk factor. LÄS MER

  4. 3. HIV/HCV co-infection in Sweden : epidemiology, HCV treatment and the importance of IL28B gene polymorphism

    Författare :Jenny Stenkvist; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Liver disease, mainly due to hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, is a leading cause of death in HIV positive patients with access to antiretroviral therapy (ART). HCV treatment, which can prevent long-term complications of HCV infection, is available. Despite this, only a minority of HIV/HCV co-infected patients initiate HCV treatment. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Natural course and treatment outcome in hepatitis C recurrence after liver transplantation

    Författare :Malin Ackefors; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection post-liver transplantation (post-LT) is associated with an increased rate of fibrosis progression compared to non-transplanted patients. Thus, 25% of the recipients will progress to cirrhosis within 5 years after LT. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Exposure to hepatitis C virus early in life : epidemiological and Immunological aspects

    Författare :Afrodite Psaros Einberg; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a blood borne virus affecting the liver. Globally, it is estimated that approximately 6 million children live with HCV infection today. The main transmission route in children today is vertical transmission. Before the introduction of blood donor screening in 1992, blood transfusion was an important source of infection. LÄS MER