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Association of TNF-alpha -308 polymorphism with the outcome of hepatitis B virus infection in Turkey.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Jan 2008
Basturk Bilkay, Karasu Zeki, Kilic Murat, Ulukaya Sezgin, Boyacioglu Sedat, Oral Barbaros
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIM: Cytokines play important roles in the regulation of immune response. The aim of the study was to investigate the association of the cytokine gene polymorphisms with persistence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and the development of end-stage liver disease (ESLD) due to HBV infection. METHODS: The study involved 27 patients with end-stage liver disease due to HBV infection, 23 HBV carriers...
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