Protective effect of HLA-B57 on HCV genotype 2 infection in a West African population.
Recovery from Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is considered infrequent (<20%) in western populations but reaches 50% in West Africa where genotype 2 infection is predominant. To investigate the role of cellular immune responses and host genetics in this phenomenon, samples from 104 Ghanaian...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2007
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