Gene polymorphism at the interleukin 6 -174 G>C locus affects the outcome of chronic hepatitis B

Journal of Infection

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 144-145

  Fabris, Carlo ^a   Toniutto, Pierluigi ^a   Bitetto, Davide ^a   Fattovich, Giovanna ^b   Falleti, Edmondo ^c   Fontanini, Elisabetta ^c   Cussigh, Annarosa ^c   Minisini, Rosalba ^d   Occhino, Giuseppa ^d   Pirisi, Mario ^d  

^a DPMSC   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOSINE; DNA; GUANOSINE; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; INTERLEUKIN 6; PEGINTERFERON;

CHRONIC HEPATITIS; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HEPATITIS DELTA VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LETTER; PHENOTYPE; PROMOTER REGION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-6; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67949120218     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2009.06.005     Document Type: Letter

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