Host Genetic Factors Affecting Spontaneous HBsAg Seroclearance in Chronic Hepatitis B Patients

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Cheng, Huei Ru ^a   Liu, Chun Jen ^a,b   Tseng, Tai Chung ^c   Su, Tung Hung ^b   Yang, Hwai I ^d,e,f   Chen, Chien Jen ^f   Kao, Jia Horng ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^f GENOMICS RESEARCH CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN; VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLASMA CLEARANCE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; VIRUS CARRIER; VIRUS CELL INTERACTION; VIRUS LOAD;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPES; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HLA-DP ALPHA-CHAINS; HLA-DP BETA-CHAINS; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

EID: 84872256276     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0053008     Document Type: Article

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