Association of interleukin-18 gene polymorphism (-607A/A genotype) with susceptibility to chronic hepatitis B virus infection

Tissue Antigens

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 160-163

  Hirankarn, N ^a   Manonom, C ^a   Tangkijvanich, P ^a   Poovorawan, Y ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Chronic hepatitis B; Cytokine; Gene; Interleukin 18; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 18;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RISK; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-18; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

EID: 34347371046     PISSN: 00012815     EISSN: 13990039     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0039.2007.00865.x     Document Type: Article

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