Background: Several studies have explored the associations between interleukin-6 (IL-6)
gene polymorphisms and the susceptibility to liver diseases, however, results remain …

Background: Background: Hepatitis virus infections are among the serious emerging health
issues. They are the primary causes of cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Growing …

Aim To investigate the association between IL-6 polymorphisms (− 174G/C,− 572G/C and−
597G/A) and susceptibility to chronic hepatitis B virus (CHB) infection. Method Total 108 …

Backgrounds: As one of the major public health problems, the hepatitis B virus (HBV)
infection would activate the immune system. The outcome of HBV infection was affect …

Abstract Background Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a degenerative disease of central nervous
system caused by an immune response against the myelin. About half of MS patients suffers …

Background: Despite recent decrease in the incidence of gastric cancer, it is still a common
type of cancer in the north of Iran. Many evaluations have shown that polymorphisms of …

The CC chemokine receptor 5 (CCR5) delta 32 allele results in a nonfunctional form of the
chemokine receptor and has been implicated in a variety of immune-mediated diseases …

Abstract Background Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) is one of the leading causes of infectious
disease in the global population, and its prevalence has been increasing globally. Human …

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is well known as an important cause of the chronic liver
disease. The screening of the genotype of certain cytokines might be helpful to predict the …

Background Based on differences in individual immune responses to the hepatitis B virus
(HBV), between 5% and 10% of patients become persistently infected with the virus, which …