Aims: The aim of this study was to analyze the association between HLA-E allelic variants
and infection with blood-borne pathogens such as hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus …

Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infection is a major global disease which often leads to morbidity
and mortality. Low survival is related to the lack of adequate diagnostic because HCV …

Objective To investigate the association of polymorphisms in genes that code for interferon-γ
(IFN-γ) and interleukin-10 (IL-10), which play important roles in Toxoplasma gondii (T …

Inborn errors of immunity (IEI), which were previously termed primary immunodeficiency
diseases, represent a large and growing heterogeneous group of diseases that are mostly …

Objective CD4 T lymphocytes are the most widely used cellular markers to assess the
course of HIV infection, clinical staging and, monitoring the effect of antiretroviral therapy …

Human T-cell lymphotropic virus types 1 and 2 (HTLV-1/2) are retroviruses that probably
among the most neglected blood-borne pathogens. The molecular epidemiology data of …

Hepatitis B virus infection is still a major global health problem. The polymorphisms in FAS
and FASL genes may involve with susceptibility to hepatitis B virus infection for Javanese …

Roselle flower (Hibiscus sabdariffa L.) is beneficial as an immunostimulant because of its
antioxidant property. Antioxidants in roselle flower are hibiscus anthocyanin, quercetin, L …

Hepatitis B virus infection is a significant risk factor for cirrhosis and hepatocellular
carcinoma. Interleukin-6, a cytokine with broad pleiotropic actions, plays important role in …

Male commercial sex workers are one of the high-risk community for blood-borne viruses.
However, there are no data concerning the molecular status of Human Immunodeficiency …