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Association of DRB1*11 and DRB1*12 alleles of the HLA system with the evolution of the Hepatitis B virus infection in Burkina Faso.
Molecular biology reports - 1 Jun 2023
Zongo Sidnooma Véronique, Djigma Florencia Wendkuuni, Yonli Albert Théophane, Sorgho Pegdwendé Abel, Nagalo Bolni Marius, Traore Lassina, Somda Dogfounianalo, Amegnona Lanyo Jospin, Languie Eugène, Some Couna Christiane Bere, Sia Lydie Marie Jeannette, Sourabie Issa Boaffi, Sombie Roger Arsène, Serme Abdel Karim, Obiri-Yeboah Dorcas, Simpore Jacques
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BACKGROUND: Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) infection affect all social strata of humanity and in the absence of any management, this infection has a different outcome from one infected person to another. This suggests that there are specific individual factors that influence the outcome of the pathology. Sex, immunogenetics and age of contraction of the virus have been cited as factors that influence the evolution of...
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