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Association of human leukocyte antigen haplotypes with clearance and persistence of hepatitis B virus infection in northeastern China.
Epidemiology and infection - 1 Oct 2015
Wang H Y, Wang F, Cheng M, Liu Y, Zhang S Y
Abstract excerpt
This study investigated clinical implications of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) I and II haplotypes, in combination with HBV sub-genotype C2, in hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections in northeastern China. Here, HLA haplotypes of 230 HBV-infected patients were compared to 210 healthy, unrelated Han individuals. Of the 230 HBV-infected patients, 54 had acute self-limited hepatitis (ASH) with sub-genotype C2 (ASH-C2),...
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