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Investigation of the association between IL28-B gene polymorphism and distubances of iron homeostasis in chronic hepatitis C, in relation to course of disease and antiviral treatment efficacy.

2011/01/B/NZ6/00320

Keywords:

hepatitis C virus chronic hepatitis C iron interferons IL28-B

Descriptors:

  • NZ5_5: Diagnostics in human diseases
  • NZ6_5: Virology
  • NZ2_1: Molecular genetics

Panel:

NZ6 - Human and animal immunology and infection: immunity, immune disorders, immunotherapy, infectious and invasive diseases, microbiology, transplantology, allergology

Host institution :

Gdański Uniwersytet Medyczny, Wydział Nauk o Zdrowiu z Oddziałem Pielęgniarstwa i Instytutem Medycyny Morskiej i Tropikalnej

woj. pomorskie

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Principal investigator (from the host institution):

dr hab. Katarzyna Sikorska 

Number of co-investigators in the project: 5

Call: OPUS 1 - announced on 2011-03-15

Amount awarded: 229 320 PLN

Project start date (Y-m-d): 2011-12-13

Project end date (Y-m-d): 2015-12-12

Project duration:: 48 months (the same as in the proposal)

Project status: Project settled

Equipment purchased [PL]

  1. laptop (6 000 PLN)

Information in the final report

  • Publication in academic press/journals (2)
  • Articles in post-conference publications (1)
  1. Iron homeostasis and its regulators over the course of chronic hepatitis C
    Authors:
    Katarzyna Sikorska, Agnieszka Bernat
    Academic press:
    Future Virology (rok: 2014, tom: vol. 9, nr 9, strony: 831-846), Wydawca: Future Medicine
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.2217/fvl.14.63 - link to the publication
  2. Association of hepcidin mRNA expression with hepatocyte iron accumulation and effects of antiviral therapy in chronic hepatitis C infection.
    Authors:
    Sikorska Katarzyna, Romanowski Tomasz, Stalke Piotr, Izycka Swieszewska Ewa, Bielawski Krzysztof PiotrP
    Academic press:
    Hepatitis Monthly (rok: 2014, tom: 14(11), strony: 45298), Wydawca: Kowsar
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.5812/hepatmon.21184 - link to the publication
  1. Influence of single-nucleotide polymorphisms in TFR2, TF and HFE genes on iron homeostasis and hepatic injury in chronic hepatitis C patients
    Authors:
    AAnna Woziwodzka, Agnieszka Bernat, Magda Rybicka, Joanna Markiewicz, K[ATARZYNA] SIKORSKA, Krzysztof Piotr Bielawski.
    Conference:
    Falk Symposium 195 : Challenges and Management of Liver Cirrhosis (rok: 2014, ), Wydawca: Falk Foundation e.V
    Data:
    konferencja October 10-11, 2014, Freiburg, Germany
    Status:
    Published