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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
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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 infection in adults. A total of 1,048 participants including 518 cases and 530 controls were recruited for this study....
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