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Variations in IL-1R1 Gene Influence Risk for Hepatitis B Virus Infection of Children in a Han Chinese population.
International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases - 1 Feb 2017
Fan Jie, Cai Yiling, Huang Xin, Wang Yan, Mu Lihong, Zhou Li
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BACKGROUND/AIMS: Host genetic factors play an important role in the pathogenesis of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. However, the role of Interleukin1Receptor, Type I (IL-1R1) gene in HBV infection and breakthrough infection in children remains unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between SNPs in IL-1 family and HBV infection and breakthrough infection in children. PATIENTS AND...
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