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Expression and gene polymorphisms of interleukin 28B and hepatitis B virus infection in a Chinese Han population.
Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver - 1 Sept 2011
Li Wanyu, Jiang Yanfang, Jin Qinglong, Shi Xiaodong, Jin Jinglan, Gao Yanhang, Pan Yu, Zhang Hong, Jiang Jing, Niu Junqi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Recent genome-wide association studies found that genetic polymorphisms near the IL28B gene is strongly associated with sustained viral response and spontaneous viral clearance in chronically infected hepatitis C patients. AIMS: We aimed to evaluate the effects of IL28B variations on hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in a Chinese Han population and to explore the association between IL28B...
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