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Association between cytokine gene polymorphisms and outcome of hepatitis B virus infection in southern Brazil.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Oct 2016
Gusatti Carolina de Souza, Costi Cintia, de Medeiros Rúbia Marília, Halon Maria Laura, Grandi Tarciana, Medeiros Arlete Ferrari Rech, da Silva Cláudia Maria Dornelles, Rodenbusch Rodrigo, Silva Márcia Susana Nunes, Niel Christian, Rossetti Maria Lucia Rosa
Abstract excerpt
A number of studies have demonstrated associations between cytokine gene polymorphisms and outcome of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. However, no general consensus has been reached, possibly due to differences between ethnic groups. In this study, 345 individuals living in southern Brazil, including 196 chronic HBV carriers and 149 subjects who had spontaneously recovered from acute infection, were enrolled to...
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