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Lack of Ser267Phe variant of sodium taurocholate cotransporting polypeptide among Moroccans regardless of hepatitis B virus infection status.
BMC infectious diseases - 26 Jan 2017
Ezzikouri Sayeh, Chihab Hajar, Elhabazi Abdellah, Wakrim Lahcen, Benjelloun Soumaya
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The sodium taurocholate co-transporting polypeptide, encoded by SLC10A1, was identified as a functional receptor for hepatitis B virus (HBV). The objective of this study was to determine if there was an association of the Ser267Phe variant (rs2296651) with HBV infection status in Moroccan patients. METHODS: Using a TaqMan 5' allelic discrimination assay, the Ser267Phe variant was genotyped in 286...
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