Association of TNF-α promoter polymorphisms with the clearance of hepatitis B virus infection

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 12, Issue 19, 2003, Pages 2541-2546

  Kim, Yoon Jun ^a   Lee, Hyo Suk ^a   Yoon, Jung Hwan ^a   Kim, Chung Yong ^a   Park, Myoung Hee ^a   Kim, Lyoung Hyo ^b   Park, Byung Lae ^b   Shin, Hyoung Doo ^b  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b SNP Genetics Inc   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; ALLELE; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN POLYMORPHISM; VIRUS CARRIER;

ADULT; AGED; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 6; FEMALE; HAPLOTYPES; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX RATIO; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA; VARIATION (GENETICS);

DNA VIRUSES; HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

EID: 0141841617     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddg262     Document Type: Article

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