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Viral hepatitis: human genes that limit infection.
Best practice & research. Clinical gastroenterology - 1 Oct 2010
Grünhage Frank, Nattermann Jacob
Abstract excerpt
Treatment response and susceptibility to chronic viral hepatitis C and B may be modified by host genetic factors. The majority of genetic variants that confer a significant risk have been localized in genes involved in immune response. However, many findings could not be replicated and almost none of the identified risk factors had a noticeable impact on clinical decisions. In contrast, recent findings in...
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