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The relationship between tumor necrosis factor-α polymorphisms and hepatitis C virus infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Renal failure - 1 Jan 2011
He Juan, Pei Xiaohua, Xu Wei, Wang Cuiyu, Zhang Xiaoli, Wu Jianqing, Zhao Weihong
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is now recognized as one of the major causes of chronic liver disease. It is also one of the most common complications in maintenance hemodialysis (HD) patients. Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α promoter polymorphisms are observed to modulate TNF-α levels and thought to have an effect on susceptibility to HCV infection and the virus clearance, but the results are...
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