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An analysis of tumor necrosis factor alpha gene polymorphisms and haplotypes with natural clearance of hepatitis C virus infection.
Genes and immunity - 1 Jun 2004
Thio C L, Goedert J J, Mosbruger T, Vlahov D, Strathdee S A, O'Brien S J, Astemborski J, Thomas D L
Abstract excerpt
The cytokine tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) is important in generating an immune response against a hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. The functions of TNF-alpha may be altered by single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in its gene, TNF. We hypothesized that SNPs in TNF may be important in determining the outcome of an HCV infection. To test this hypothesis, we typed nine TNF SNPs in a cohort of...
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