Article
Interleukin-21 gene polymorphisms and chronic hepatitis B infection in a Chinese population.
World journal of gastroenterology - 14 Apr 2015
Yao Jia-Yan, Chao Kang, Li Min-Rui, Wu Yan-Qing, Zhong Bi-Hui
Abstract excerpt
AIM: To investigate the relationship between interleukin-21 (IL21) gene polymorphisms and chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in a Chinese population. METHODS: In this case-control study, 366 Chinese HBV-infected patients were recruited and divided into hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC; n = 94...
Topics
- Adult
- Asian People
- Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
- Case-Control Studies
- Chi-Square Distribution
- China
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Haplotypes
- Hepatitis B, Chronic
- Humans
- Interleukins
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Neoplasms
- Logistic Models
- Male
- Middle Aged