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Association between KIR Genes and Efficacy of Treatment of HBeAg-Positive Chronic Hepatitis B Patients with Entecavir.
Iranian journal of immunology : IJI - 1 Jun 2018
Zhuang Yun-Long, Li Xi-Xi, Xu Hui-Cong, Ye Hui, Sun Di, Liu Xiang-Zhong, Ren Gui-Jie
Abstract excerpt
Entecavir (ETV) is commonly used to treat chronic hepatitis B (CHB) in China. However, certain percentages of e-Antigen (HBeAg) positive CHB patients do not respond to ETV therapy. OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether the killer immunoglobulin-like receptor (KIR) genes were associated with seroconversion in HBeAg positive CHB responder patients treated with ETV. METHODS: Polymerase chain reaction with...
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