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Genetic variant in CXCL13 gene is associated with susceptibility to intrauterine infection of hepatitis B virus.
Scientific reports - 23 May 2016
Wan Zhihua, Lin Xiaofang, Li Tongyang, Zhou Aifen, Yang Mei, Hu Dan, Feng Li, Peng Songxu, Fan Linlin, Tu Si, Bin Zhang, Du Yukai
Abstract excerpt
Intrauterine infection of hepatitis B virus (HBV), which accounts for the majority of mother-to-child transmission, is one of the main reasons for the failure of combined immunoprophylaxis against the transmission. Recent studies have identified that genetic background might influence the susceptibility to intrauterine infection of HBV. We conducted this study to investigate the associations between 10 genetic...
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