Relationship of interleukin-18 gene promoter polymorphisms with chronic hepatitis B in Chinese Han population

Chinese Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 528-532

  Zhang, Ping An ^a   Wu, Jian Min ^a   Li, Yan ^b   Yang, Xiang Sheng ^b  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b RENMIN HOSPITAL OF WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chronic hepatitis B; Gene polymorphism; Interleukin 18

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 18;

ARTICLE; CHINESE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; INTERLEUKIN 18 GENE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMOTER REGION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BASE SEQUENCE; CHILD; CHINA; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-18; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; YOUNG ADULT;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

EID: 27144490730     PISSN: 10039406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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