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Lack of TNF-α Gene Polymorphism (rs1799724) Association with Sustained Virological Response in Iranian Patients with Chronic HCV Infection.
Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP - 1 Jan 2016
Larijani Mona Sadat, Bahiraei Narges, Nikbin Mehri, Mohajel Nasir, Rad Leila Naghizadeh, Baghbani Fahimeh, Mapar Maryam, Sadat Seyed Mehdi
Abstract excerpt
Infection with the hepatitis C virus is a major public health concern which can lead to carcinoma and liver failure. It has been shown that single nucleotide polymorphisms can affect the level of gene activity of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) which has an important role, especially in viral infections which can lead to apaptosis of infected hepatocellular cells. We investigated the impact of three possible...
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