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Effect of interferon λ3 gene polymorphisms, rs8099917 and rs12979860, on response to hepatitis B virus vaccination and hepatitis B or C virus infections among hemodialysis patients.
Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej - 1 Jan 2015
Grzegorzewska Alicja E, Jodłowska Elżbieta, Mostowska Adrianna, Jagodziński Paweł
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INTRODUCTION: The higher prevalence and risk of hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections are still observed in hemodialysis (HD) patients compared with healthy people. Interferons (IFNs) are known for their involvement in immune response. The addition of IFN-λ3 to immunization in animal models was shown to increase the immune response of T helper-1 cells. OBJECTIVES: We studied whether...
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