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Association between toll-like receptor polymorphisms and the outcome of liver transplantation for chronic hepatitis C virus.
Transplantation - 27 Aug 2007
Eid Albert J, Brown Robert A, Paya Carlos V, Razonable Raymund R
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Experimental models suggest that immune cells recognize hepatitis C virus (HCV) through toll-like receptor (TLR)-2 and TLR4. We assessed the association between the single nucleotide polymorphism in genes that encode for these receptors and the outcome of liver transplantation for chronic HCV. METHODS: A historical cohort of 92 liver transplant patients with chronic HCV were screened for TLR2...
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