Tumor necrosis factor-α-308A allele may have a protective effect for chronic hepatitis B virus infection in Mongoloid populations | Zendy

MingHua Zheng | Zendy; LiXin Qiu | Zendy; Yongning Xin | Zendy; HaiFeng Pan | Zendy; Keqing Shi | Zendy; YongPing Chen | Zendy

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Tumor necrosis factor-α-308A allele may have a protective effect for chronic hepatitis B virus infection in Mongoloid populations

Author(s) -

MingHua Zheng,

LiXin Qiu,

Yongning Xin,

HaiFeng Pan,

Keqing Shi,

YongPing Chen

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

international journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278

H-Index - 89

eISSN - 1878-3511

pISSN - 1201-9712

DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2009.08.010

Subject(s) - odds ratio , allele , genotype , medicine , hepatitis b virus , mongoloid , heterozygote advantage , gastroenterology , immunology , confidence interval , risk factor , virus , biology , gene , genetics , population , environmental health

Previous studies on the tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha)-308 gene promoter polymorphism in chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection have reported conflicting results.

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