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Relationship between MIF-173 G/C polymorphism and susceptibility to chronic hepatitis B and HBV-induced liver cirrhosis.
Cellular immunology - 1 Apr 2013
Zhang Ka, Pan Xingfei, Shu Xin, Cao Hong, Chen Lubiao, Zou Yong, Deng Hong, Li Gang, Xu Qihuan
Abstract excerpt
Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF), a pro-inflammatory cytokine, played an important role in immune-mediated diseases. The promoter region of MIF, which had functional polymorphisms, controlled MIF expression. MIF polymorphism was associated with many inflammatory diseases. But the association of MIF polymorphism with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) or HBV-induced liver cirrhosis (HC) had not yet been...
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