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      Effect of HFE gene polymorphism on sustained virological response in patients with chronic hepatitis C and elevated serum ferritin Translated title: Efeito do polimorfismo do gene HFE sobre a resposta viral sustentada em portadores de hepatite crônica C com ferritina sérica elevada

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          CONTEXT: Abnormal serum ferritin levels are found in approximately 20%-30% of the patients with chronic hepatitis C and are associated with a lower response rate to interferon therapy. OBJECTIVE: To determine if the presence of HFE gene mutations had any effect on the sustained virological response rate to interferon based therapy in chronic hepatitis C patients with elevated serum ferritin. METHODS: A total of 44 treatment naÏve patients with histologically demonstrated chronic hepatitis C, all infected with hepatitis C virus genotype non-1 (38 genotype 3; 6 genotype 2) and serum ferritin above 500 ng/mL were treated with interferon (3 MU, 3 times a week) and ribavirin (1.000 mg, daily) for 24 weeks. RESULTS: Sustained virological response was defined as negative qualitative HCV-RNA more than 24 weeks after the end of treatment. Serum HCV-RNA was measured by qualitative in house polymerase chain reaction with a limit of detection of 200 IU/mL. HFE gene mutation was detected using restriction-enzyme digestion with RsaI (C282Y mutation analysis) and BclI (H63D mutation analysis) in 16 (37%) patients, all heterozygous (11 H63D, 2 C282Y and 3 both). Sustained virological response was achieved in 0 of 16 patients with HFE gene mutations and 11 (41%) of 27 patients without HFE gene mutations (P = 0.002; exact Fisher test). CONCLUSION: Heterozigozity for H63D and/or C282Y HFE gene mutation predicts absence of sustained virological response to combination treatment with interferon and ribavirin in patients with chronic hepatitis C, non-1 genotype and serum ferritin levels above 500 ng/mL.

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          CONTEXTO: Níveis séricos anormais de ferritina são encontrados em aproximadamente 20%-30% dos pacientes com hepatite crônica C e estão associadas a uma baixa taxa de resposta à terapia com interferon. OBJETIVO: Avaliar a associação entre a presença de mutações do gene HFE e a taxa de resposta virológica sustentada ao interferon em pacientes portadores de hepatite crônica C com ferritina sérica elevada. MÉTODOS: Um total de 44 pacientes, virgem de tratamento, infectado pelo vírus da hepatite C de genótipos não-1 (38 genótipo 3; 6 genótipo 2) e ferritina sérica acima de 500 ng/mL foi tratado com interferon (3 MU, três vezes por semana) e ribavirina (1000 mg/dia) por 24 semanas. Resposta virológica sustentada foi definida como HCV-RNA indetectável 24 semanas após o fim do tratamento. Foi utilizado técnica de reação em cadeia da polimerase em tempo-real com limite de detecção de 200 UI /mL. RESULTADOS: Mutações do gene HFE foram detectadas por "restriction-enzyme digestion" com RsaI (análise de mutação C282Y) e BclI (análise de mutação H63D) em 16 pacientes (37%), todos heterozigotos (11 H63D, 2 C282Y e 3 ambos). Resposta virológica sustentada foi alcançada em 0 de 16 pacientes com mutações do gene HFE e 11 (41%) dos 27 pacientes sem mutações do gene HFE (P = 0,002; teste exato de Fisher). CONCLUSÃO: A heterozigose para os genes H63D e/ou C282Y HFE está associada à redução significativa da taxa de resposta virológica sustentada ao tratamento com interferon e ribavirina em pacientes com hepatite crônica C, genótipo não-1 e com níveis séricos de ferritina acima de 500 ng/mL.

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                Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
                Arq. Gastroenterol.
                Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia - IBEPEGE (São Paulo )
                1678-4219
                March 2012
                : 49
                : 1
                : 9-13
                Affiliations
                [1 ] Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul Brazil
                [2 ] National Institute of Science and Technology for Health Technology Assessment Brazil
                [3 ] Amplicon - Molecular Biology Laboratory
                [4 ] Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul Brazil
                [5 ] Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul Brazil
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                S0004-28032012000100003
                10.1590/S0004-28032012000100003
                2fb243cd-85f8-4c9f-a222-066fa42f8e20

                http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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                Self URI (journal page): http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_serial&pid=0004-2803&lng=en
                Categories
                GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY

                Gastroenterology & Hepatology
                Polymorphysm, genetic,Hepatitis C, chronic,Ferritins,Interferons,Polimorfismo genético,Hepatite C crônica,Ferritinas

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