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Genetic variation in the LMP/TAP gene and outcomes of hepatitis B virus infection in the Chinese population.
Epidemiology and infection - 1 May 2011
Shi C, Qian Y-H, Su J, Luo S-S, Gu J, You H, Cui Q, Lin Y-D, Dong M-H, Yu R-B
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Genetic polymorphisms of the LMP/TAP gene coded by the HLA-II region may be associated with outcomes of HBV infection. We conducted a case-control study to test the hypothesis, including a persistent group of 155 patients with chronic hepatitis B and 36 healthy carriers, a recovered group of 165 individuals spontaneously recovered from HBV infection, and an uninfected group of 278 healthy normal controls....
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