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IFNL4 rs12979860 polymorphism influences HBV DNA viral loads but not the outcome of HBV infection in Moroccan patients.
Microbes and infection - 1 Jan 2000
Chihab Hajar, Badre Wafaa, Tahiri Mohamed, Jadid Fatima-Zahra, Zaidane Imane, Elfihry Raouia, Marchio Agnès, Pineau Pascal, Ezzikouri Sayeh, Benjelloun Soumaya
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OBJECTIVES: The interferon (IFN) is known to bridge innate and adaptive immune responses, and to play a critical role particularly against hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. Defects in IFN signals may result, therefore, in attenuated responses against HBV. Accordingly, polymorphisms in genes coding for immune response effectors may affect the clinical outcome of HBV infection. We analyzed the putative association...
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