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Association between IL-10 gene promoter polymorphism and hepatitis B viral infection in an Egyptian population.
Biochemical genetics - 1 Oct 2014
Talaat Roba M, Dondeti Mahmoud F, El-Shenawy Soha Z, Khamiss Omaima A
Abstract excerpt
Cytokines play critical roles in the pathogenesis of hepatitis B virus infection (HBV). This work was designed to study the effect of IL-10 gene polymorphisms (-1082G/A and -819C/T) on susceptibility of Egyptians to HBV. Genotyping was performed using single-stranded polymorphism-polymerase chain reaction in 118 Egyptian hepatitis B patients and 119 healthy controls, and IL-10 serum levels were measured using...
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