Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development

Noor AL-Hamid ¹, Aliaa Mohammad Hadi ², Mohammad Saad Majeed ¹

Affiliations
1 University of Baghdad, College of Science, Department of Biotechnology, IQ
2 AL-Mansoor Technical Medical Institute, IQ

Abstract

Host genetic factors play an important role in the pathogenesis of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. However, the role of interleukin 1 receptor, type I (IL-1B) gene in HBV infection and breakthrough infection in people remains unclear. The aim of this study was to detect a SNP in IL-1B in HBV infection in Iraqi people.

Keywords

Nucleotide, Hepatitis B, Polymorphisms.

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