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Ethnicity and route of HCV infection can influence the associations of HLA with viral clearance in an ethnically heterogeneous population.
Journal of viral hepatitis - 1 Oct 2011
de Almeida B S, Silva G M Fabrício, da Silva P M, Perez R de Mello, Figueiredo F A F, Porto L C
Abstract excerpt
Approximately 20% of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infected individuals clear the virus. Host factors that influence the course of HCV infection are still under investigation, and the data on the association of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) alleles and HCV clearance are scarce and controversial. The aims of this study were to investigate whether HLA alleles are associated with clearance of HCV infection in a highly...
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