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HLA DRB1 alleles and hepatitis C virus infection in chronic kidney disease patients.
Renal failure - 1 Jan 2013
Shaheen Noha Mohamed Hosni, Soliman Amin Roshdy, El-Khashab Sahier Omar, Hanna Mariam Onsy Farag
Abstract excerpt
T cell responses against HCV are regulated by the host's human leukocyte antigen (HLA) alleles, which thus are ideal candidate genes to investigate for associations with HCV susceptibility. We aimed to identify associations of HLA DRB1* alleles with HCV infection in a high risk of exposure population, chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients on dialysis, and to study any possible relationships with allele zygosity....
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