Association of T-cell immunoglobulin and mucin domain-containing molecule 3 (Tim-3) polymorphisms with susceptibility and disease progression of HBV infection.

T-cell immunoglobulin and mucin domain-containing molecule 3 (Tim-3) plays an important role in regulating T cells in hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, few researches have reported the association of Tim-3 genetic variants with susceptibility and progress...

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Main Authors: Jingyu Liao, Qi Zhang, Yun Liao, Bei Cai, Jie Chen, Lixin Li, Lanlan Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4035322?pdf=render