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Quantitative assessment of common genetic variations in HLA-DP with hepatitis B virus infection, clearance and hepatocellular carcinoma development.
Scientific reports - 14 Oct 2015
Yu Lei, Cheng Yi-ju, Cheng Ming-liang, Yao Yu-mei, Zhang Quan, Zhao Xue-ke, Liu Hua-juan, Hu Ya-xin, Mu Mao, Wang Bi, Yang Guo-zhen, Zhu Li-li, Zhang Shuai
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is the predominant risk factor for chronic hepatitis B (CHB), liver cirrhosis (LC) and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Recently, genome-wide association studies have identified human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DP polymorphisms (rs3077 and rs9277535) as a new chronic HBV infection susceptibility locus. Since then, the relationship between HLA-DP polymorphisms and various outcomes of...
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