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Genetic variants in ERBB4 is associated with chronic hepatitis B virus infection.
Oncotarget - 26 Jan 2016
Liu Yao, Zhou Qun, He Xiao-Shun, Song Li-Ming, Chen Lin, Jiao Wei-Juan, Shen Tong, Yao Su, Wu Hua, Hu Zhi-Bin, Gao Tian-Ming, Li Jian-Ming
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BACKGROUND: The role of ERBB4 in liver disease has seldom been reported. This study aims to find genetic markers at ERBB4 for chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and determine the role of ERBB4 in liver injury. METHODS: We selected and genotyped three single nucleotide polymorphisms and one insertion/deletion (Ins/Del) at the 5' and 3' untranslated region (UTR) of ERBB4 in a case-control study including...
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