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The effects of cytokines on spontaneous hepatitis B surface antigen seroconversion in chronic hepatitis B virus infection.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 Jan 2015
Wu Jia-Feng, Hsu Hong-Yuan, Chiu Yu-Chun, Chen Huey-Ling, Ni Yen-Hsuan, Chang Mei-Hwei
Abstract excerpt
We examined the role of human cytokines in the natural course of hepatitis B surface Ag (HBsAg) seroconversion in chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. The clinical course of spontaneous HBsAg seroconversion was assessed in 296 chronically HBV-infected patients. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in IL-1β, IL-2, IL-4, IL-10, IL-12β, IL-13, IL-27, and IFN-γ genes were examined in 296 chronically...
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