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A common HLA-DPA1 variant is a major determinant of hepatitis B virus clearance in Han Chinese.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Apr 2011
An Ping, Winkler Cheryl, Guan Li, O'Brien Stephen J, Zeng Zheng
Abstract excerpt
A recent genome-wide study showed that the single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the HLA-DP region were associated with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in Japanese and Thai persons. We tested the effects of HLA-DP SNPs for all major HBV outcomes in Han Chinese (n = 1742): HBV resistance, clearance, chronic infection, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma. HLA - DPA1 rs3077 T was strongly...
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