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Association of Interleukin-27 rs 153109 Single Nucleotide Polymorphism with Spontaneous Resolution of Hepatitis C Virus - Genotype 4a Infection in Egyptian Patients.
Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP - 1 Jan 2016
Fawzy Mariam M, Wahid Ahmed, Nazmy Maiiada H, Hashem Mohamed, Waked Imam, Abdelwahab Sayed F
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BACKGROUND: HCV is a major global health problem. IL-27 is a member of the IL-6/IL-12 cytokine family with a broad range of anti-inflammatory properties. Recent studies highlighted the effect of a SNP in the IL-27 promoter region on modulating the progression of infectious diseases and individual responses to therapy. AIM OF THE WORK: The present study investigated the potential role of (-964 A/G) SNP in the...
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