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Natural evolution of hepatitis C virus infection in hemodialysis Tunisian patients and CTLA-4 SNP's.
World journal of gastroenterology - 21 Sept 2015
Ksiaa Cheikhrouhou Leila, Lakhoua-Gorgi Yousr, Sfar Imen, Jendoubi-Ayed Salwa, Aouadi Houda, Makhlouf Mouna, Ayed Khaled, Ben Abdallah Taieb
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AIM: To analyze the polymorphisms of CTLA-4 gene involved in the response against hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. METHODS: We recruited 500 hemodialysed patients from several hemodialysis centers, all HCV-antibody positive, spread over different regions of Tunisia, as part of a national survey in 2008 conducted in the laboratory of immunology at the Charles Nicolle hospital Tunisia, classified into two groups...
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