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Mutation analysis of DC-SIGN promoter in chronic hepatitis B patients.
Zhong nan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Central South University. Medical sciences - 1 Nov 2011
Chen Li, Li Congzhi, Meng Xiujuan, Zhu Ping'an, Tan Deming
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether there is mutation in DC-SIGN promoter region in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) and healthy persons previously infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV) and to explore the relationship between the mutation in dendritic cell-specific intercellular adhension molecule-3-grabbing nonintegrin (DC-SIGN) promoter region and HBV. METHODS: The studied population was composed of two...
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