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Cytokine and apoptosis gene polymorphisms influence the outcome of hepatitis C virus infection.
Hepatobiliary & pancreatic diseases international : HBPD INT - 1 Jun 2011
Ksiaa Cheikhrouhou Leila, Sfar Imen, Aounallah-Skhiri Hajer, Aouadi Houda, Jendoubi-Ayed Salwa, Ben Abdallah Taieb, Ayed Khaled, Lakhoua-Gorgi Yousr
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BACKGROUND: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is thought to be chronic and the factors leading to viral clearance or persistence are poorly understood. This study was undertaken to investigate the possibility of a significant relationship between the spontaneous clearance or the persistence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and cytokine and apoptosis gene polymorphisms in Tunisian patients on hemodialysis....
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