RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Genetics and hepatitis C: It’s good to be ‘CC’ JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine JO Cleve Clin J Med FD Cleveland Clinic SP 97 OP 104 DO 10.3949/ccjm.82a.14004 VO 82 IS 2 A1 Jose Mari Parungao A1 Ibrahim A. Hanouneh A1 Binu John A1 Naim Alkhouri A1 Nizar N. Zein YR 2015 UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/82/2/97.abstract AB The interleukin-28B (IL28B) gene contains a single-nucleotide polymorphism at location rs12979860 that affects both the natural history of hepatitis C virus infection and the patient’s response to treatment, particularly interferon-based regimens with or without protease inhibitors.