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Relationship of HLA-DRB1 alleles with hepatocellular carcinoma development in chronic hepatitis B patients.
Journal of clinical gastroenterology - 1 Jan 2000
Jin Young-Joo, Shim Ju Hyun, Chung Young-Hwa, Kim Jeong A, Choi Jong Gi, Park Won Hyung, Lee Danbi, Lee Yoon Seon, Kim Sung Eun, Kim Sung Hoon, Yang Soo Hyun
Abstract excerpt
GOALS: We intended to analyze the relationship between specific human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DRB1 alleles and development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients. STUDY: A database of 468 consecutive CHB patients who received lamivudine for more than 12 months between July 1996 and February 2011 was retrospectively analyzed. Sera and buffy coats samples were obtained between April...
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