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Association between polymorphism of tumor necrosis factor-alpha promoter and response to lamivudine treatment in patients with chronic hepatitis B.
Digestive diseases and sciences - 1 Jul 2010
Park Yong Kwang, Lee Jung Min, Kim Do Young, Chang Hye Young, Kim Ja Kyung, Lee Chun Kyon, Park Jun Yong, Ahn Sang Hoon, Lee Kwan Sik, Han Kwang Hyub
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BACKGROUND: TNF-alpha promoter polymorphism is known to play an important role in the immunopathogenesis of infection of hepatitis B virus. AIMS: We investigated whether polymorphisms of TNF-alpha promoter at position -308 or -238 had associations with the response to lamivudine treatment. METHODS: A total of 89 healthy subjects (control group) and 225 patients with chronic hepatitis B treated with lamivudine...
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