Relationship between interleukin 18 polymorphisms and susceptibility to chronic hepatitis B virus infection

World Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 105-109

  Li, Na ^a   Gao, Yu Feng ^a   Zhang, Tian Chen ^a   Chen, Ping ^a   Li, Xu ^a   Su, Fei ^a  

^a ANHUI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Genetic susceptibility; Hepatitis B virus; Interleukin 18; Tagsnp

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890758146     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19485182     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4254/wjh.v4.i3.105     Document Type: Article

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