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Association of variants in HLA-DP on chromosome 6 with chronic hepatitis B virus infection and related phenotypes.
Amino acids - 1 Aug 2014
Jiang Xianzhong, Ma Yunlong, Cui Wenyan, Li Ming D
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection affects more than 2 billion people throughout the world. Among them, more than 240 million have chronic infection. Every year, 0.5-1.2 million people die of chronic hepatitis B virus infection (CHBVI), and approximately 60% of liver cancers are related to CHBI and subsequent liver cirrhosis (LC). These HBVI-related diseases impose a considerable economic burden as well as...
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