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HLA class II alleles in Chinese patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.
Liver - 1 Apr 2001
Donaldson P T, Ho S, Williams R, Johnson P J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Recent reports of an association between human leucocyte antigens (HLA) and persistence of hepatitis B virus infection, and the familial clustering of hepatocellular carcinoma raise the question of genetic susceptibility. Previous studies have been limited to serological phenotyping of HLA B and DR antigens. The aim of this study was to use molecular genotyping to investigate HLA class II as a...
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