Association analysis between SNPs in IL-28B gene and the progress of hepatitis B infection in Han Chinese.

OBJECTIVE:As a candidate gene association study, we investigated the genetic association of SNPs in IL-28B genes with different outcomes of HBV infection, including LC and HCC occurrence. METHODS:Chinese Han subjects were categorized into two groups: 406 LC caused by CHB and 406 HCC caused by CHB. G...

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Main Authors: Jie Chen, Lanlan Wang, Yi Li, Bei Cai, Yang Fu, Yun Liao, Junlong Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3515436?pdf=render