Influences of MxA gene -88 G/T and IFN-gamma +874 A/T on the natural history of hepatitis B virus infection in an endemic area

International Journal of Immunogenetics

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 341-346

  Peng, X M ^a,b   Lei, R X ^a   Gu, L ^b   Ma, H H ^a   Xie, Q F ^a,b   Gao, Z L ^a,b  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Clinical and Experimental Research Center of Viral Hepatitis   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; MYXOVIRUS RESISTANCE PROTEIN A;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CARRIER; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; GENE LOCATION; GENE PROBE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; HEPATITIS B; HUMANS; INTERFERON TYPE II; MALE;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE;

EID: 34548540518     PISSN: 17443121     EISSN: 1744313X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-313X.2007.00696.x     Document Type: Article

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