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[Relationship of interleukin-1B and interleukin-1 receptor antagonist gene polymorphisms with chronic hepatitis B].
Zhonghua yi xue yi chuan xue za zhi = Zhonghua yixue yichuanxue zazhi = Chinese journal of medical genetics - 1 Dec 2003
Zhang Ping-an, Li Yan, Xu Pu
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the polymorphisms of interleukin-1B (IL-1B) promoter region -511C/T and interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (RN) gene, the relationship between the genotype of IL-1B and IL-1RN, and the susceptibility to chronic hepatitis B in Chinese population. METHODS: Genomic DNA was extracted from the peripheral blood of 190 patients with chronic hepatitis B and 249 normal controls and then was...
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