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. 2015 Aug;110(5):636–643. doi: 10.1590/0074-02760150104

TABLE III. Inosine triphosphatase (ITPA) alleles frequencies in relation to demographics and haemoglobin (Hb) levels during treatment in hepatitis C virus (HCV) patients (n = 97).

  ITPA SNPs
rs7270101
rs1127354
AA AC/CC CC AC
Anemiaa [n (%)]        
Yes 70 (87.5) 12 (70.6) 81 (86.2) 1 (33.3)
No 10 (12.5) 5 (29.4) 13 (13.8) 2 (66.7)
Genderb [n (%)]
Male with anaemia 21 (80.7) 5 (19.3) 26 (100) 0 (0)
Female with anaemia 49 (87.5) 7 (12.5) 55 (98.2) 1 (1.8)
Hb at baseline (mean ± SD)
Male 14.4 ± 2.3 14.9 ± 1.0 14.5 ± 2.1 14.9 ± 0.9
Female 13.6 ± 1.0 13.5 ± 0,7 13.6 ± 0.9 12.9 ± 0.0
Hb at week 4 (mean ± SD)
Male 12.8 ± 1.4 13.6 ± 0.9 12.6 ± 1.5 16.0 ± 0.0
Female 12.0 ± 1.6 12.5 ± 0.9 12.0 ± 1.5 13.0 ± 0.0
Hb at week 8 (mean ± SD)        
Male 11.4 ± 1.4 11.9 ± 1.0 11.3 ± 1.1 15.0 ± 0.7
Female 10.6 ± 1.2 10.8 ± 1.7 10.7 ± 1.2 9.0 ± 0.0
Hb at week 12 (mean ± SD)        
Male 10.9 ± 1.9 12.0 ± 1.6 10.9 ± 1.8 14.2 ± 0.9
Female 10.3 ± 1.1 10.5 ± 1.3 10.3 ± 1.0 7.0 ± 0.0

a: defined as Hb levels < 10 g/dL and/or decline > 2 g/dL; b: male = 37, female = 60; SD: standard deviation; SNP: single nucleotide polymorphisms.