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The TGFB1 -509C/T polymorphism and elevated TGF-β1 levels are associated with chronic hepatitis C and cirrhosis.
Immunobiology - 1 Sept 2020
de Brito William Botelho, Queiroz Maria Alice Freitas, da Silva Graça Amoras Ednelza, Lima Sandra Souza, da Silva Conde Simone Regina Souza, Dos Santos Eduardo José Melo, Cayres-Vallinoto Izaura Maria Vieira, Ishak Ricardo, Vallinoto Antonio Carlos Rosário
Abstract excerpt
The IFN-γ and TGF-β1 cytokines perform antagonistic activities in the immune response, and polymorphisms in these genes may induce changes in their plasma levels and influence the course of chronic Hepacivirus C (HCV) infection. The present study evaluated the IFNG +874A/T and TGFB1 -509 C/T polymorphisms in 99 samples from patients with chronic hepatitis C and in 300 samples from healthy donors, and the present...
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