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Association of human leukocyte antigen-DRB1 alleles with chronic hepatitis B virus infection in the Han Chinese of Northeast China.
Molecular medicine reports - 1 May 2012
Han Yu, Jiang Zhen-Yu, Jiao Li-Xin, Yao Cheng, Lin Qian-Fei, Ma Ning, Ju Rui-Qing, Yang Fan, Yu Jiang-Hong, Chen Lin
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Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class II molecule is an integral component of the immune response on which the majority of host genetic studies have concentrated. Many different HLA-II alleles have been demonstrated to play roles in HBV infection. PCR-SSOP methods were applied to determine the HLA-DRB1 genotypes of 769 unrelated healthy individuals from Han Chinese of Northeast China. The frequencies of HLA-DRB1*09...
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