Basic Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2017.
World J Gastroenterol. Jun 7, 2017; 23(21): 3815-3824
Published online Jun 7, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i21.3815
Table 1 Frequencies of alleles and genotypes of analyzed IFNL3 (IL28B) single nucleotide polymorphism in the group of patients enrolled (n = 196) n (%)
SNPAllele frequencyGenotype frequency
rs4803217 (C/A)C: 215 (54.85)CC: 54 (27.55)
A: 177 (45.15)1CA: 107 (54.59)
AA: 35 (17.86)
rs12979860 (C/T)C: 212 (54.08)CC: 53 (27.04)
T: 180 (45.92)1CT: 106 (54.08)
TT: 37 (18.88)
rs8099917 (T/G)T: 252 (64.29)TT: 75 (38.27)
G: 140 (35.71)1TG: 102 (52.04)
GG: 19 (9.69)
rs12980275 (A/G)A: 227 (57.91)AA: 64 (32.65)
G: 165 (42.09)1AG: 99 (50.51)
GG: 33 (16.84)
Table 2 Association between IFNL3 (IL28B) single nucleotide polymorphism and sustained virological response after pegylated interferon alpha and ribavirin treatment in chronic hepatitis C patients
SNPAllele/genotypeResponse (n = 54), n (%)Non-response (n = 126), n (%)Response vs non-responseORcrude (95%CI)/ORadjusted (95%CI)1Pcrude/Padjusted1
rs4803217 (C/A)C/A85 (78.70)/23 (21.30)109 (43.25)/143 (56.75)C/A4.848 (2.871-8.186)< 0.0001a
CC34 (62.96)14 (11.11)CC/CA + AA13.6 (6.219-29.770)/8.357 (3.013-23.181)< 0.0001a/< 0.0001a
CA17 (31.48)81 (64.29)CC + CA/AA5.547 (1.617-19.035)/3.240 (0.849-12.367)0.003a/0.082
AA3 (55.56)31 (24.60)Dose of C allele7.588 (3.858-14.922)/4.310 (1.956-9.500)< 0.0001a/0.0002a
rs12979860 (C/T)C/T82 (75.93)/26 (24.07)108 (42.86)/144 (57.14)C/T4.205 (2.533-6.980)< 0.0001a
CC32 (59.26)14 (11.11)CC/CT + TT11.636 (5.351-25.306)/9.765 (3.407-27.990)< 0.0001a/< 0.0001a
CT18 (33.33)80 (63.49)CC + CT/TT4.255 (1.424-12.715)/4.413 (0.927-21.011)0.006a/0.059
TT4 (7.41)32 (25.40)Dose of C allele6.072 (3.195-11.538)/5.574 (2.345-13.246)< 0.0001a/< 0.0001a
rs8099917 (T/G)T/G80 (74.07)/28 (25.93)149 (59.13)/103 (40.87)T/G1.975 (1.2-3.251)0.007a
TT29 (53.70)39 (30.95)TT/TG + GG2.588 (1.344-4.981)/2.097 (0.844-5.210)0.004a/0.107
TG22 (40.74)71 (56.35)TT + TG/GG2.473 (0.690-8.867)/2.397 (0.482-11.926)0.153/0.280
GG3 (5.56)16 (12.70)Dose of T allele2.190 (1.266-3.788)/1.869 (0.911-3.837)0.0048a/0.0845
rs12980275 (A/G)A/G85 (78.70)/23 (21.30)120 (47.62)/132 (52.38)A/G4.065 (2.410-6.857)< 0.0001a
AA35 (64.81)23 (18.25)AA/AG + GG8.249 (4.021-16.923)/5.225 (1.999-13.658)< 0.0001a/0.001a
AG15 (27.78)74 (58.73)AA + AG/GG3.737 (1.244-11.223)/4.075 (0.848-19.589)0.013a/0.076
GG4 (7.41)29 (23.02)Dose of A allele4.705 (2.591-8.542)/3.596 (1.659-7.791)< 0.0001a/0.001a
Table 3 Multivariate analysis of factors associated with outcome of chronic hepatitis C treatment with pegylated interferon alpha and ribavirin
VariableOR (95%CI)P value
Response (SVR)1
rs4803217 (C/A)4.979 (1.344-18.444)0.016a
rs12979860 (C/T)1.499 (0.446-5.042)0.510
rs8099917 (T/G)0.594 (0.247-1.429)0.242
rs12980275 (A/G)1.658 (0.598-4.594)0.328
Stage of fibrosis3.278 (1.108-9.698)0.031a
Relapse2
rs4803217 (C/A)0.134 (0.023-0.789)0.024a
rs12979860 (C/T)2.381 (0.444-12.773)0.303
rs12980275 (A/G)1.046 (0.369-2.961)0.932
Table 4 Association of IFNL3 (IL28B) rs4803217 and rs8099917 combined genotypes with response to pegylated interferon alpha and ribavirin treatment
Genotypes/combined genotypesSVR (n = 54), nNon-response (n = 126), nOR (95%CI)P value
rs4803217CC/rs8099917TT22130.697 (0.276-1.759)0.442
rs4803217CC/rs8099917TG1214.941 (0.586-41.699)0.156
rs4803217CC13414Ref.-
rs4803217CA/rs8099917TT592.813 (0.832-9.504)0.136
rs4803217CA/rs8099917TG9710.641 (0.267-1.542)0.388
rs4803217CA/rs8099917GG2110.125 (0.865-118.471)0.083
rs4803217CA1681Ref.-
rs4803217AA/rs8099917TT125.167 (0.355-75.138)0.298
rs4803217AA/rs8099917TG1140.738 (0.070-7.736)1.000
rs4803217AA/rs8099917GG1150.689 (0.066-7.192)1.000
rs4803217AA331Ref.-
Table 5 Association between IFNL3 (IL28B) gene single nucleotide polymorphism and relapse after pegylated interferon alpha and ribavirin treatment in chronic hepatitis C patients
SNPAllele/genotypeRelapse (n = 39), n (%)Non-relapse (n = 38), n (%)Relapse vs non-relapseOR (95%CI)P value
rs4803217 (C/A)C/A38 (48.72)/40 (51.28)56 (73.68)/20 (26.32)C vs A0.339 (0.173-0.667)0.001a
CC7 (17.95)21 (55.26)CC vs CA + AA0.177 (0.063-0.500)0.0007a
CA24 (61.54)14 (36.84)CC + CA vs AA0.332 (0.081-1.364)0.113
TT8 (20.51)3 (7.89)Dose of C allele0.296 (0.134-0.653)0.002a
rs12979860 (C/T)C/T40 (51.28)/38 (48.72)52 (68.42)/24 (31.58)C vs T0.486 (0.252-0.937)0.030a
CC8 (20.51)18 (47.37)CC vs CT + TT0.287 (0.105-0.783)0.013a
CT24 (61.54)16 (42.11)CC + CT vs TT0.538 (0.143-2.013)0.351
TT7 (17.95)4 (10.53)Dose of C allele0.442 (0.211-0.925)0.028a
rs8099917 (T/G)T/G56 (71.79)/22 (28.21)52 (68.42)/24 (31.58)T vs G1.175 (0.589-2.344)0.647
TT21 (53.85)17 (44.74)TT vs TG + GG1.304 (0.526-3.233)0.566
TG14 (35.90)18 (47.37)TT + TG vs GG0.750 (0.156-3.560)1.000
GG4 (10.26)3 (7.89)Dose of T allele1.174 (0.582-2.365)0.649
rs12980275 (A/G)A/G45 (57.69)/33 (42.31)56 (73.68)/20 (26.32)A vs G0.487 (0.247-0.961)0.037a
AA12 (30.77)22 (57.89)AA vs AG + GG0.323 (0.127-0.825)0.017a
AG21 (53.85)12 (31.58)AA + AG vs GG0.647 (0.167-2.503)0.737
GG6 (15.38)4 (10.53)Dose of A allele0.495 (0.245-0.998)0.046a