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HLA class II genotypes associated with chronic hepatitis C virus infection and response to alpha-interferon treatment in Poland.
Liver - 1 Jun 2000
Wawrzynowicz-Syczewska M, Underhill J A, Clare M A, Boron-Kaczmarska A, McFarlane I G, Donaldson P T
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AIMS/BACKGROUND: Recent evidence suggests that spontaneous clearance of hepatitis C virus (HCV) may be associated with the HLA DQB1*0301 allele but there is still some debate over the role of other alleles and HLA haplotypes in HCV infection. As this may best be resolved by studying genetically different populations, we have investigated HLA class II-encoded susceptibility and resistance to HCV infection in a...
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