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A study of association between regulatory polymorphism in the IL-10 gene promoter region and acute viral hepatitis, and acute liver failure.
Indian journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology - 1 Jul 2018
Maurya Gaurav, Hazam Rajib Kishore, Ruttala Rajesh, Karna Rahul, Das Bhudev C, Kar Premashis
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The level of inflammatory cytokine Interleukin (IL)-10 is increased in patients infected with hepatitis-related acute liver failure (ALF), and this was thought to be because of the regulatory polymorphism in the IL-10 gene promoter region. The present study was designed to analyze the possible association between IL-10 gene promoter polymorphism and acute viral hepatitis (AVH), and ALF. An attempt was...
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