Toll-like receptor 3 gene polymorphisms are not associated with the risk of hepatitis B and hepatitis C virus infection

Toll-like receptor 3 gene polymorphisms are not associated with the risk of hepatitis B and hepatitis C virus infection

INTRODUCTION: The present study investigated the prevalence of two single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the Toll-like receptor 3 (TLR3) gene in patients infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV). METHODS: Samples collected from HCV (n = 74) and HBV (n = 35) carriers were...

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Main Authors: Keyla Santos Guedes de Sá, Orlando de Souza Pires-Neto, Barbara Brasil Santana, Samara Tatielle Monteiro Gomes, Ednelza da Silva Graça Amoras, Simone Regina da Silva Conde, Sâmia Demachki, Vânia Nakauth Azevedo, Luiz Fernando Almeida Machado, Rosimar Neris Martins-Feitosa, Marluísa de Oliveira Guimarães Ishak, Ricardo Ishak, Antonio Carlos Rosário Vallinoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2015-04-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
TLR3
rs5743305
rs3775291
HCV
HBV
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