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Genetic variation at immunoglobulin kappa locus is associated with hepatitis C-treatment-induced viral clearance in African Americans.
Human immunology - 1 Aug 2011
Pandey Janardan P, Kistner-Griffin Emily
Abstract excerpt
Host genetic factors, especially genes of the immune system, are thought to contribute to the racial differences in response rates to therapy for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. The aim of the present investigation was to determine whether immunoglobulin gamma heavy chain marker (GM) and kappa light chain marker (KM) -were associated with sustained viral response (SVR) in patients treated with...
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