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A non-synonymous single nucleotide polymorphism in IFNAR1 affects susceptibility to chronic hepatitis B virus infection.
Journal of viral hepatitis - 1 Jan 2009
Zhou J, Smith D K, Lu L, Poon V K M, Ng F, Chen D-Q, Huang J-D, Yuen K-Y, Cao K-Y, Zheng B-J
Abstract excerpt
The type I interferon (IFN-alpha/beta) receptor 1 (IFNAR1) mediates the potent antiviral and immuno-regulatory effects of IFN-alpha/beta that are believed to be pivotal to eradicate hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. IFNAR1 promoter polymorphisms (at -568/-77) have been shown to be associated with susceptibility to chronic HBV infection; however, whether these markers are genetic determinants of HBV infection...
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