LiverAtlasDisease Name | Liver fibrosis and liver cirrhosis caused by hepatitis C infection |
Gene/Protein/Pathway | Gene:IFNG |
Source | GAD:694413 |
Phenotype | Hepatitis C, Chronic; liver Cirrhosis |
Detection Method | Text mining and Manually revised |
Association | Unassigned |
Change Type | Uncategorized |
Conclusion | This identification of a cluster of four IFNGR2 variants strongly associated with fibrosis progression in chronic HCV infection underlines the role of IFNgamma in the development of liver fibrosis that may pave the way for new treatments.Conclusion1 |
Reference | Lt00000382 |
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