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Genetic variation in IL-10 influences the progression of hepatitis B infection.
International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases - 1 Jul 2020
Rybicka Magda, Woziwodzka Anna, Sznarkowska Alicja, Romanowski Tomasz, Stalke Piotr, Dręczewski Marcin, Verrier Eloi R, Baumert Thomas F, Bielawski Krzysztof Piotr
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: The outcomes of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection vary substantially among affected individuals, providing evidence of the role of host genetic background in the susceptibility to HBV persistence and the dynamics of liver injury progression to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). METHODS: Six single-nucleotide polymorphisms within the interleukin 10 gene (IL10) were genotyped by MALDI-TOF...
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