Abstract: The application relates to methods for determining whether or not antiviral therapies will be effective. In particular, the present application provides a method using miRNA, e.g. miR-122 or miR-296-5p, for determining the likelihood that a subject having a viral infection of the liver will be responsive to antiviral therapy that includes stimulation of Interferon (IFN) activity, and kits for the performance of said determination.
Type:
Application
Filed:
May 9, 2013
Publication date:
September 26, 2013
Applicants:
Research
Inventors:
Witold Filipowicz, Markus Heim, Magdalena Filipowicz, Jacek Krol, Ilona Markiewicz