Research Article

Impact of IL12B Gene rs 3212227 Polymorphism on Fibrosis, Liver Inflammation, and Response to Treatment in Genotype 4 Egyptian Hepatitis C Patients

Table 5

The correlation between IL12B 1188 A/C SNP and degree of liver fibrosis.

F0–F2
( )
F3-F4
( )
P value

Genotype frequency
 AA43 (47.8%)25 (58.1%) 0.517
 AC38 (42.2%)14 (32.6%)
 CC9 (10%)4 (9.3%)

Allele frequency
 A124 (68.9%)64 (74.4%) 0.354
 C56 (31.1%)22 (25.6%)