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Evaluation of IL10, IL19 and IL20 gene polymorphisms and chronic hepatitis B infection outcome.
International journal of immunogenetics - 1 Jun 2008
Truelove Ann L, Oleksyk Taras K, Shrestha Sadeep, Thio Chloe L, Goedert James J, Donfield Sharyne M, Kirk Gregory D, Thomas David L, O'Brien Stephen J, Smith Michael W
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Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection remains a serious global health problem despite the availability of a highly effective vaccine. Approximately 5% of HBV-infected adults develop chronic hepatitis B, which may result in liver cirrhosis or hepatocellular carcinoma. Variants of interleukin-10 (IL10)...
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