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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
Abstract excerpt
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 the progression of the disease induced by HBV infection, and HLA A26 and DR5 were related to the retardation of the...
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