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Genetic contribution of major histocompatibility complex class II region to type 1 autoimmune hepatitis susceptibility in Venezuela by Fortes, María del Pilar, Machado, Irma V., Gil, Gisselle, Fernández-Mestre, Mercedes, Dagher, Lucy, León, Roberto V., Bianco, Nicolás E., Tassinari, Paolo

“…Aims: Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a progressive liver disease characterized by the presence of circulating autoantibodies, hypergammaglobulinaemia and a…”
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Genotype F prevails in Venezuelan urban patients with chronic hepatitis B by Machado, Irma V, del Pilar Fortes, María, Vargas-Lovelle, Berta, Trómpiz, Aleidy C, López, Danerys A, León, Roberto V, Senior, Merita, Dagher, Lucy, López, Carmen E, Pestana, Elena, Bacalao, Román, Garassini, Miguel E

“…Hepatitis B virus (HBV) has been classified into 8 genotypes (A-H). Genotypes A, D and F have been identified in some South American countries, but in…”
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La frecuencia del genotipo 1 del virus de hepatitis C no ha variado en Venezuela by Fortes, María del Pilar, Trómpiz, Aleidy, Canónico, Yeily, Vargas-Lovelle, Berta, Machado, Irma V

“…Se han reportado cambios en la distribución y frecuencia de los genotipos del virus de hepatitis C (VHC) en algunos países, incluyendo a Venezuela. Analizamos…”
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Genotype f prevails in Venezuelan urban patients with chronic hepatitis B(a)(a)This project was supported, in part, by an award to Intediag-HV granted by Fondo Pro-Salud 2007, Cámara Venezolana de Fabricantes de Cerveza (CAVEFACE), Venezuela. A preliminary report of this work was presented in an abstract form at the 13th International Symposium on Viral Hepatitis and Liver Disease, March, 2009, Washington, USA. www.ishld2009.org/pdf/ISVHLD_Poster_Presentation_Abstractspdf by Irma V. Machado, María del Pilar Fortes, Berta Vargas-Lovelle, Aleidy C. Trómpiz, Danerys A. López, Roberto V. León, Merita Senior, Lucy Dagher, Carmen E. López, Elena Pestaña, Román Bacalao, Miguel E. Garassini

“…Hepatitis B virus (HBV) has been classified into 8 genotypes (A-H). Genotypes A, D and F have been identified in some South American countries, but in…”
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Risk factors for dialysis-associated hepatitis C in Venezuela by Muller, Grete Y., Zabaleta, Mercedes E., Arminio, Anabella, Colmenares, Carmen J., Capriles, Freya I., Bianco, Nicolás E., Machado, Irma V.

“…Risk factors for dialysis-associated hepatitis C in Venezuela. Utilizing the first and second generation of enzyme immunoassays which detect antibodies to the…”
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Special aspects of hepatitis B virus and delta virus infection in Latin America by Torres, J R, Machado, I V

“…Viral hepatitis is a common condition in Latin America. Central and South American countries report several thousand new cases of viral hepatitis each year…”
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T cell hyperreactivity to IL-6 in chronic nonviremic HBV carriers despite normal IL-6 receptor or gp130 expression by Baroja, M L, Sirit, F L, Rivera, H, Garzaro, J, Bianco, N E, Machado, I V

“…We previously showed that T cells from chronic nonviremic HBsAg carriers activated with immobilized OKT3 MAb are hyperreactive to monocyte accessory signals,…”
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Assessment of former and newly developed HBV assays in a Third World setting by Zabaleta, M E, Toro, F I, Ruiz, M E, Colmenares, C J, Bianco, N E, Machado, I V

“…Newly available HBV serological assays have not been established routinely in most underdeveloped countries. Utilizing enzyme-immune assays to determine the…”
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CD3- and CD28-activating pathways in HCV infection by Corado, J A, Toro, F I, Baroja, M L, Bianco, N E, Machado, I V

“…We investigated the proliferative response and IL-2 receptor (IL-2R) expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) activated with anti-CD3 mAb alone…”
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Characterization of cell-mediated immunity in long-term survivors of gastric or colorectal cancer by Machado, I V, Ruíz Diez, C, Blanca, I, Bianco, N E

“…Cell-mediated immunity was assessed in 12 patients who were long-term survivors of gastric and colorectal adenocarcinomas. A slight decrease in the…”
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Cellular immunity in current active pulmonary tuberculosis by Andrade-Arzabe, R, Machado, I V, Fernandez, B, Blanca, I, Ramirez, R, Bianco, N E

“…A group of 10 patients with recently diagnosed pulmonary TB were studied and compared to 10 bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) immunized healthy individuals…”
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Anti-CD3-activated T cells from chronic nonviremic HBV carriers are hyperreactive to monocytic accessory signals by Baroja, M L, Sirit, F L, Caldera, D J, Toro, F I, Zabaleta, M E, Colmenares, C J, Bianco, N E, Machado, I V

“…We analyzed T cell responses through the CD3 activation pathway in a group of chronic HBV carriers. PBMC stimulated with the mAb OKT3 showed higher…”
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