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Increased frequency of the HLA-DR15 (B1*15011) allele in German patients with self-limited hepatitis C virus infection.
European journal of clinical investigation - 1 Apr 1999
Lechmann M, Schneider E M, Giers G, Kaiser R, Dumoulin F L, Sauerbruch T, Spengler U
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BACKGROUND: A genetically determined resistance or susceptibility to chronic hepatitis C virus infection (HCV) may make an important contribution to the course of liver disease and may be linked to the human major histocompatibility complex. DESIGN: Twenty-one subjects with self-limited HCV infection as assessed by the presence of HCV antibodies, absence of HCV-RNA and normal levels of aminotransferases for 2...
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