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Impact of host gene polymorphisms on susceptibility to chronic hepatitis B virus infection.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Oct 2016
Moudi Bita, Heidari Zahra, Mahmoudzadeh-Sagheb Hamidreza
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection can result in a number of different clinical conditions, including asymptomatic HBV carriers to chronic hepatitis and primary hepatocellular carcinoma. Variations in cytokine genes have been discussed to affect the natural history of HBV infection. These cytokines may involve in the viral binding to the cells, modulating the host immune response to infection and pathological...
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