Article
Genetic Association of Interleukin-6 Polymorphism (rs1800796) with Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Chinese Han Population.
Viral immunology - 1 May 2021
Li Mengmeng, Zhuo Yang, Xu Ying, Chen Hao, Cheng Zheng, Zhou Li
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a global health care burden that can lead to chronic hepatitis, liver cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma. We conducted this study to identify the association between interleukin-6 (IL-6) gene rs1800796 (-572G/C) polymorphism and the risk of chronic HBV in...
Topics
- Adult
- Case-Control Studies
- China
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genotype
- Hepatitis B virus
- Hepatitis B, Chronic
- Humans
- Interleukin-6
- Liver Neoplasms
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide