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Polymorphisms of HLA-DM on Treatment Response to Interferon/Ribavirin in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Type 1 Infection.
International journal of environmental research and public health - 20 Oct 2016
Chen Hongbo, Yao Yinan, Wang Yifan, Zhou Hua, Xu Tianxiang, Liu Jing, Wang Guocheng, Zhang Yongfeng, Chen Xiang, Liu Qingwei, Huang Peng, Yu Rongbin
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: HLA-DM gene, which is related to antigen processing and presentation and located in the non-classical class-II region of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) region, may play a crucial role in chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection treatment outcomes. The study was conducted to evaluate the role of the variant of several single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in HLA-DM gene in HCV treatment outcomes....
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