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Interleukin-18 promoter polymorphism and development of antibodies to surface antigen of hepatitis B virus in hemodialysis patients.
Kidney & blood pressure research - 1 Jan 2012
Grzegorzewska Alicja E, Wobszal Piotr, Jagodziński Paweł P
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BACKGROUND: Interleukin (IL)-18 is involved in hepatitis B virus (HBV) clearance and augments antibodies against surface antigen of HBV (anti-HBsAg) production during DNA vaccination. The IL-18 -1297C>T (rs360719) polymorphism may modulate the IL-18 expression. AIM: To determine the potential ass...
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