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The relevance of Tim-3 polymorphisms and F protein to the outcomes of HCV infection.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology - 1 Aug 2016
Pei J P, Jiang L F, Ji X W, Xiao W, Deng X Z, Zhou Z X, Zhu D Y, Ding W L, Zhang J H, Wang C J, Jing K
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is one of the major causes of liver inflammation. The aim of this study was to investigate the associations of T-cell immunoglobulin and mucin domain-3 (Tim-3) polymorphisms and the alternate reading frame protein (F protein) with the outcomes of HCV infection. Three single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs; rs10053538, rs12186731, and rs13170556) of Tim-3 were genotyped in this study, which...
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