Interferon gamma polymorphisms and hepatitis B virus-related liver cirrhosis risk in a Chinese population

Cancer Cell International

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Sun, Yifan ^a   Lu, Yu ^a   Xie, Li ^a   Deng, Yan ^a   Li, Shan ^a   Qin, Xue ^a  

^a FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF GUANGXI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Hepatitis B virus; Interferon gamma; Polymorphisms

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CODOMINANCE; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; INTERFERON GAMMA POLYMORPHISM; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 84926312308     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12935-015-0184-2     Document Type: Article

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