A influência do genoma humano no curso das hepatites virais crônicas

  • Andrade Júnior, Dahir Ramos de
  • Andrade, Dahir Ramos de
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Publication date
June 2004
Publisher
Universidade de São Paulo. Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Language
English

Abstract

The mechanisms that determine viral clearance or viral persistence in chronic viral hepatitis have yet to be identified. Recent advances in molecular genetics have permitted the detection of variations in immune response, often associated with polymorphism in the human genome. Differences in host susceptibility to infectious disease and disease severity cannot be attributed solely to the virulence of microbial agents. Several recent advances concerning the influence of human genes in chronic viral hepatitis B and C are discussed in this article: a) the associations between human leukocyte antigen polymorphism and viral hepatic disease susceptibility or resistance; b) protective alleles influencing hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C vir...

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