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Relation between costimulatory molecule polymorphism and hepatitis B infections in hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients.
Experimental and clinical transplantation : official journal of the Middle East Society for Organ Transplantation - 1 Aug 2014
Yaghobi Ramin, Saadi Mahdiyar Iravani, Karimi Mohammad Hossein, Geramizadeh Bita, Ramzi Mani, Zakerinia Maryam
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OBJECTIVES: Costimulatory gene polymorphisms have been proposed to affect the hepatitis B virus pathogenesis by affecting regulation of immune responses. The association between costimulatory molecule gene polymorphisms including CTLA4, PD.1, ICOS, and CD28 with hepatitis B virus infection has been evaluated in hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In a cross-sectional study,...
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