Article
A Programmed Cell Death-1 Haplotype is Associated with Clearance of Hepatitis B Virus.
Annals of clinical and laboratory science - 1 May 2017
Hou Zhouhua, Zhou Qing, Lu Menghou, Tan Deming, Xu Xuwen
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Programmed cell death 1 (PD-1) is an important immune checkpoint of T cells response and plays a critical role in chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. The purpose of this study was to investigate the associations between PD-1 polymorphisms and susceptibility and disease progression of chronic HBV infection. METHODS: In this case-control study, 299 cases with chronic HBV infection comprised of 99...
Topics
- Adult
- Asian People
- Case-Control Studies
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genotype
- Haplotypes
- Hepatitis B, Chronic
- Humans
- Linkage Disequilibrium
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Phylogeny
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Programmed Cell Death 1 Receptor
