A genome-wide association study on chronic HBV infection and its clinical progression in male Han-Taiwanese

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2014, Pages

  Chang, Su Wei ^a   Fann, Cathy Shen Jang ^b   Su, Wen Hui ^c   Wang, Yu Chen ^d   Weng, Chia Chan ^d   Yu, Chia Jung ^a   Hsu, Chia Lin ^b   Hsieh, Ai Ru ^e   Chien, Rong Nan ^d   Chu, Chia Ming ^d   Tai, Dar In ^d  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 2; HLA DPA3 ANTIGEN; HLA DPB1 ANTIGEN; HLA DQA2 ANTIGEN; HLA DQB2 ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; ETHNIC GROUP; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUALITY CONTROL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TAIWAN; TAIWANESE; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETICS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; IMMUNOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DISEASE PROGRESSION; ETHNIC GROUPS; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HAPLOTYPES; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84903300939     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0099724     Document Type: Article

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