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A new polymorphism in the GRP78 is not associated with HBV invasion.
World journal of gastroenterology - 21 Oct 2009
Zhu Xiao, Wang Yi, Tao Tao, Li Dong-Pei, Lan Fei-Fei, Zhu Wei, Xie Dan, Kung Hsiang-Fu
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AIM: To examine the association between -86 bp (T > A) in the glucose-regulated protein 78 gene (GRP78) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) invasion. METHODS: DNA was genotyped for the single-nucleotide polymorphism by polymerase chain reaction followed by sequencing in a sample of 382 unrelated HBV carriers and a total of 350 sex- and age-matched healthy controls. Serological markers for HBV infection were determined by...
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