Article
Absence of correlation between IL-28B gene polymorphisms and the clinical presentation of chronic hepatitis B in an Amazon Brazilian population.
Disease markers - 1 Jan 2014
Conde Simone Regina Souza da Silva, Rocha Luciana L, Ferreira Vanessa M, Monteiro Julius Caesar Mendes Soares, Filgueiras Nathália Karla Fonseca, Lins Pedro Alves de Almeida, dos Santos Bruna Tereza Silva, Freitas Felipe Bonfim, Graça Ednelza da Silva, Demachki Sâmia, de Araújo Marialva Tereza Ferreira, Ishak Ricardo, Vallinoto Antonio C R
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The present study investigated the prevalence of the IL-28B polymorphisms rs12979860 and rs8099917 in chronic hepatitis B patients from a case study in Eastern Amazonia. METHODS: In total, 65 chronically infected HBV patients and 97 healthy subjects who were anti-HBc and anti-HBs positive (control group) were evaluated between May 2011 and December 2012. The groups of patients were designated as...
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