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CD24 Ala57Val polymorphism is associated with spontaneous viral clearance in the HCV-infected Chinese population.
Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver - 1 Mar 2015
Sun Haibo, Pan Yu, Wu Ruihong, Lv Juan, Chi Xiumei, Wang Xiaomei, Tu ZhengKun, Zhong Jin, Sun Bing, Liu Yang, Jiang Jing, Niu Junqi
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: Host immune response to hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a vital factor involved in both viral clearance and liver disease pathogenesis. CD24 plays an important role in inflammation and immune response and CD24 polymorphisms are associated with risk and progression of chronic hepatitis B virus infection. Our study evaluated whether CD24 polymorphisms affect HCV clearance. METHODS: We genotyped 544...
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