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CTLA-4 exon 1 +49 polymorphism alone and in a haplotype with -318 promoter polymorphism may confer susceptibility to chronic HBV infection in Chinese Han patients.
Molecular biology reports - 1 Nov 2011
Duan Shaoqiong, Zhang Guoyu, Han Qunying, Li Zhu, Liu Zhengwen, Chen Jinghong, Lv Yi, Li Na, Wang Yawen, Li Man, Lou Sai, Yang Mingbo, Zhu Qianqian, Xing Fanfan
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Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated antigen 4 (CTLA-4) plays a pivotal role in regulating T cell activation, which is believably critical for the outcome of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. The expression and function of CTLA-4 may be affected by gene polymorphisms. This study investigated the in...
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