Association between single-nucleotide polymorphisms and early spontaneous hepatitis B virus e antigen seroconversion in children

BMC Research Notes

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Komatsu, Haruki ^a,b   Murakami, Jun ^c   Inui, Ayano ^b   Tsunoda, Tomoyuki ^b   Sogo, Tsuyoshi ^b   Fujisawa, Tomoo ^b  

^a TOHO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Eastern Yokohama Hospital   (Japan)

^c TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Children; HBeAg; Hepatitis B virus; HLA DP; Human leukocyte antigen; IL10; IL28B; Seroconversion; Single nucleotide polymorphism

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD; CHILD; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETICS; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; STATISTICAL MODEL; VIROLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; HEPATITIS B E ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84920759391     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17560500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-7-789     Document Type: Article

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