• Impact of IL28B-Related Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms on Liver Histopathology in Chronic Hepatitis C Genotype 2 and 3 

      Rembeck, Karolina; Alsiö, Åsa; Christensen, Peer Brehm; Färkkilä, Martti; Langeland, Nina; Buhl, Mads Rauning; Pedersen, Court; Mørch, Kristine; Westin, Johan; Lindh, Magnus; Hellstrand, Kristoffer; Norkrans, Gunnar; Lagging, Martin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-01-13)
      Background and Aims: Recently, several genome-wide association studies have revealed that single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in proximity to IL28B predict spontaneous clearance of HCV infection as well as outcome ...
    • A novel fibrosis index comprising a non-cholesterol sterol accurately predicts HCV-related liver cirrhosis 

      Ydreborg, Magdalena; Lisovskaja, Vera; Lagging, Martin; Christensen, Peer Brehm; Langeland, Nina; Buhl, Mads Rauning; Pedersen, Court; Mørch, Kristine; Wejstål, Rune; Norkrans, Gunnar; Lindh, Magnus; Färkkilä, Martti; Westin, Johan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-04-03)
      Diagnosis of liver cirrhosis is essential in the management of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Liver biopsy is invasive and thus entails a risk of complications as well as a potential risk of sampling error. ...
    • PNPLA 3 I148M genetic variant associates with insulin resistance and baseline viral load in HCV genotype 2 but not in genotype 3 infection 

      Rembeck, Karolina; Maglio, Cristina; Lagging, Martin; Christensen, Peer Brehm; Färkkilä, Martti; Langeland, Nina; Mørch, Kristine; Buhl, Mads R.; Pedersen, Court; Norkrans, Gunnar; Hellstrand, Kristoffer; Lindh, Magnus; Pirazzi, Carlo; Burza, Maria A.; Romeo, Stefano; Westin, Johan; for the NORDynamIC group (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-09-14)
      Background: Hepatic steatosis in HCV patients has been postulated as a risk factor associated with a higher frequency of fibrosis and cirrhosis. A single genetic variant, PNPLA3 I148M, has been widely associated with ...