Article
Genome-wide association study of spontaneous resolution of hepatitis C virus infection: data from multiple cohorts.
Annals of internal medicine - 19 Feb 2013
Duggal Priya, Thio Chloe L, Wojcik Genevieve L, Goedert James J, Mangia Alessandra, Latanich Rachel, Kim Arthur Y, Lauer Georg M, Chung Raymond T, Peters Marion G, Kirk Gregory D, Mehta Shruti H, Cox Andrea L, Khakoo Salim I, Alric Laurent, Cramp Matthew E, Donfield Sharyne M, Edlin Brian R, Tobler Leslie H, Busch Michael P, Alexander Graeme, Rosen Hugo R, Gao Xiaojiang, Abdel-Hamid Mohamed, Apps Richard, Carrington Mary, Thomas David L
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UNLABELLED: Chinese translation BACKGROUND: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections occur worldwide and either spontaneously resolve or persist and markedly increase the person's lifetime risk for cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Although HCV persistence occurs more often in persons of African ancestry and persons with genetic variants near interleukin-28B (IL-28B), the genetic basis is not well-understood....
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