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A novel polymorphism near HLA class II region is associated with spontaneous clearance of HCV and response to interferon treatment in Chinese patients.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Apr 2016
Xu Yin, Huang Peng, Yue Ming, Su Jing, Chen Hongbo, Chen Mingzhu, Wang Jie, Li Jun, Peng Zhihang, Zhang Yun, Yu Rongbin
Abstract excerpt
A recent genome-wide association study (GWAS) has identified the single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs4273729 in a 100-kbp region comprising human leukocyte antigens (HLAs) class II genes as an important predictor of hepatitis C virus (HCV) clearance in European and African populations. This study was to determine whether this polymorphism is also associated with spontaneous HCV clearance as well as response to...
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