Article
Association between MHC class II alleles and clearance of circulating hepatitis C virus. Members of the Trent Hepatitis C Virus Study Group.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Jul 1998
Minton E J, Smillie D, Neal K R, Irving W L, Underwood J C, James V
Abstract excerpt
The frequencies of HLA class I antigens and class II haplotypes were compared in subjects with previous (polymerase chain reaction [PCR]-negative) or with persistent (PCR-positive) hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and in HCV patients with mild versus severe histologic activity scores on liver bi...
Topics
- Adult
- Alleles
- Female
- Genes, MHC Class II
- HLA-DQ Antigens
- HLA-DQ beta-Chains
- HLA-DR Antigens
- HLA-DRB1 Chains
- Hepacivirus
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatitis C Antibodies
- Histocompatibility Antigens Class I
- Histocompatibility Antigens Class II
- Histocompatibility Testing
- Humans
- Male
- Viremia