Is t29C genotype polymorphism of estrogen receptor alpha associated with initial response to interferon-alpha therapy in chronic hepatitis B patients?
The T29C genotype polymorphism of ESR1 is associated with the initial response to IFN-alpha in patients with chronic hepatitis B, and might be a significant marker for predicting the initial response to IFN-alpha, at least in this study population.
Fewer residents per program pass both the QE and CE on the first attempt, as shown by the decreasing ABS-EI over time. The ABS-EI trends may serve as a needs assessment for individual residency program education curricula and are important to residency programs and incoming general surgery applicants.