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Polymorphisms in cytokine genes and their association with acute rejection and recurrence of hepatitis B in Chinese liver transplant recipients.
Archives of medical research - 1 May 2008
Xie Hai Yang, Wang Wei Lin, Yao Min Ya, Yu Song Feng, Feng Xiao Ning, Jin Jing, Jiang Zhi Jun, Wu Li Ming, Zheng Shu Sen
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BACKGROUND: Acute rejection (AR) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) recurrence after liver transplantation (LT) are the two major complications leading to chronic graft dysfunction. Genomic polymorphisms in interleukin (IL)-10, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)alpha and transforming growth factor (TGF)beta1 genes have been found to affect the susceptibility to certain diseases. However, the relationship between cytokine gene...
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