No significant influence of HLA determinants on susceptibility to hepatitis C virus infection in Caucasian patients with end-stage renal disease.

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0676.1996.tb00767.x

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No significant influence of HLA determinants on susceptibility to hepatitis C virus infection in Caucasian patients with end-stage renal disease.

Liver - 1 Dec 1996

Chen D F, Endres W, Kliem V, Tillmann H L, Brunkhorst R, Koch K M, Manns M P, Stangel W

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In hepatitis C, both susceptibility to infection and the course of disease may depend on differences in the immune response. As the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) plays a crucial role in antigen presentation, we investigated a possible relationship between susceptibility to hepatitis C vi...

Topics

Adult
Alleles
Disease Susceptibility
Female
HLA Antigens
Hepacivirus
Hepatitis C
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Renal Insufficiency
White People

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