Identification of additional EHMT2 variant associated with the risk of chronic hepatitis B by GWAS follow-up study.

doi:10.1038/s41435-017-0004-x

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Identification of additional EHMT2 variant associated with the risk of chronic hepatitis B by GWAS follow-up study.

Genes and immunity - 1 Jan 2019

Shin Joong-Gon, Cheong Hyun Sub, Kim Jason Yongha, Lee Jeong-Hoon, Yu Su Jong, Yoon Jung-Hwan, Cheong Jae Youn, Cho Sung Won, Park Neung Hwa, Namgoong Suhg, Kim Lyoung Hyo, Kim Yoon Jun, Shin Hyoung Doo

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Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) is a precursor to liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma, caused by a Hepatitis B viral infection. Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have been conducted to find genes associated with CHB risk. In previous GWAS, EHMT2 was identified as one of the susceptibilit...

Topics

Genome-Wide Association Study
Hepatitis B, Chronic
Histocompatibility Antigens
Histone-Lysine N-Methyltransferase
Humans
Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide

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PMID: 29238036
DOI: 10.1038/s41435-017-0004-x

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EHMT2

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