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ACE Gene Variant Appears Not to Affect Pneumonia Risk
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Contrary to the results of earlier research conducted among Asians that suggested an effect of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene polymorphisms on the susceptibility to and severity of community-acquired pneumonia, a study among white patients reported in the January issue of Chest failed to find these relationships. Reuters Health Information
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Serum Uric Acid Tied to HCV Interferon Response
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Elevated serum levels of uric acid are predictive of a poor response to interferon treatment in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, according to Italian researchers. Reuters Health Information
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Infectious Varicella Zoster Shed After Space Flight
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The stressful environment that astronauts experience during space flights apparently suppresses cell mediated immunity, permitting reactivation and oral shedding of infectious varicella zoster virus (VZV). Reuters Health Information
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Hepatitis C Genotype Change After Successful Treatment Indicates Re-Infection
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Hemodialysis patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection whose HCV genotype changes after initially successful treatment with interferon-alpha have become re-infected with a different strain of the virus, researchers report in the January issue of the Journal of Medical Virology. The source of the re-infection is likely the dialysis unit. Reuters Health Information
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