IL-18 variant increases risk of enhanced HBV DNA replication in chronic hepatitis.

CONCLUSIONS: Taken together, our data suggest that theIL-18 -607A/C functional polymorphism was associated with susceptibility to enhanced replicative form of HBV DNA in chronic infection. PMID: 33038386 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33038386?dopt=Abstract

Source: Immunology Letters - October 7, 2020 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: BenSelma W, Alibi S, Smach MA, Saad A, Boukadida J Tags: Immunol Lett Source Type: research

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