Article
The genotype C could play a key role in hepatitis B virus associated nephritis among the northwest Chinese children.
European journal of internal medicine - 1 Dec 2013
Lei Xiaoyan, Gao Xia, Yang Julan, Sun Yonghong, Sai Yipa, You Wenping, Yuan Hong
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Hepatitis B virus-associated glomerulonephritis (HBV-GN) is a kind of immune complex-induced glomerulonephritis. The present study was designed to determine whether Hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotype is associated with glomerulonephritis in north-west Chinese children. METHODS: A total of 296 HBV-infected patients were enrolled in this study. The serum of patients was subjected to DNA extraction and the...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
