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Association between hepatitis B virus infection and HLA-DRB1 genotyping in Shaanxi Han patients in northwestern China.
Tissue antigens - 1 Feb 2007
Yang G, Liu J, Han S, Xie H, Du R, Yan Y, Xu D, Fan D
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Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a major public health problem worldwide. The mechanism of susceptibility to chronic persistent HBV infection is not well clarified, while the outcome of HBV infection mainly depends on the host immune response. Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class II molecule is an integral component of the immune response on which majority of host genetic studies have concentrated. Many...
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