Immunogenetic background of hepatitis B virus infection and autoimmune hepatitis in Japan.

doi:10.1007/BF02782893

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Immunogenetic background of hepatitis B virus infection and autoimmune hepatitis in Japan.

Gastroenterologia Japonica - 1 Mar 1993

Zeniya M, Watanabe F, Aizawa Y, Toda G

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Human leucocyte antigen (HLA)-typing was studied in 82 hepatitis B carriers and 15 cases of autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) to elucidate the genetic factors which may associated with the etio-pathogenesis of chronic hepatitis in Japan. There were two types of HLA phenotypes: HLA A2 was associated with...

Topics

Autoimmune Diseases
Chronic Disease
Female
HLA Antigens
Haplotypes
Hepatitis
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis, Chronic
Humans
Japan
Male
Phenotype

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