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Involvement of Interleukin 6 in Hepatitis B Viral Infection.
Cellular physiology and biochemistry : international journal of experimental cellular physiology, biochemistry, and pharmacology - 1 Jan 2015
Xia Caixia, Liu Yanning, Chen Zhi, Zheng Min
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis B is a major global health problem and a potentially life-threatening liver infection caused by hepatitis B virus (HBV). Many cytokines including interleukin 6 (IL-6) have been shown to be involved in the HBV infection process. IL-6 is a typical cytokine made up of 184 amino acids, and the gene is located in chromosome 7p21. For healthy people, serum IL-6 levels are usually too low to be detected....
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